42-102432 Tiny Angel

Delivered Cheyenne 5/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Presque Is 4/4/44; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-U] Molesworth 12/4/44; Missing in Action Handorf, Ger 15/8/44 with Harry Cook, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Slight (shot in air), Waist gunner: Jesse Joyce (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Fred Mason, Navigator: Ralph Page, Bombardier: Werner Warmuth (wia), Radio Operator: Forrest Howell, Ball turret gunner: Bob Eaglehouse (wia), John Smalley (wia) lost leg-who was later re-patriated (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Bitburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8438. TINY ANGEL.

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Werner G Warmuth

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 15 August 1944

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Added 3 spaces in the A/C “Description” for clarity.

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Added the nickname mentioned in the A/C “Description”.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8438 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database