43-38648

media-37758.jpeg UPL 37758 43-38648 was shot down on February 25th, 1945 with no casualties and 9 prisoners of war.

486th Bomb Group Association.

Object Number - UPL 37758 - 43-38648 was shot down on February 25th, 1945 with no casualties and 9 prisoners of war.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/8/44; Patterson 11/9/44; Hunter 29/9/44; Grenier 7/10/44; Assigned 835BS/486BG [H8-H] Sudbury 14/10/44; {24m} Missing in Action Bremen 25/2/45 with Bill Wiley, Don Demerath, Deometrios Maurides, Clarry Baugh, Curtis Jessen, Don Brown, Keith Splude, George Rubin, Jim Manford (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Alstadten, near Sonthofen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12578.

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Units served with

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.

486th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Clarence M Baugh

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39334234
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner

Donald W Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37572058
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Donald J Demerath

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 2057261
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Curtis L Jessen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

James S Manford

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW)

North Sea 25 February 1945

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12578 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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