43-38260
Delivered Cheyenne 13/7/44; Kearney 23/7/44; Grenier 7/8/44; Assigned 837BS/487BG [4F-A] Lavenham 9/8/44; Missing in Action Kassel 22/9/44 with Lynn Smith (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Chas Huber, Navigator: Leon Davis, Bombardier: George Hubbard, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Evans, Radio Operator: Harry Bachman, Ball turret gunner: Warren Johnson, Waist gunner: Fred Cummins,Tail gunner: Russell Bovier (8 Prisoner of War); flak KO‘d #3 & #4, then caught fire, crashed near Seibersbach/Hunsruck, W of Bingen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10210. FIME SIENTZ.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733388
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-771032
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-754385
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 22 September 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10210 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database