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media-39465.jpeg UPL 39465 "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Miss Behavin'' at an 8th Air Force base in England on 10 August 1944."

Object Number - UPL 39465 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Miss Behavin'' at an 8th Air Force base in England on 10 August...

Delivered Tulsa 14/5/44; Kearney 24/5/44; Dow Fd 1/6/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG Kimbolton 10/6/44; Missing in Action Stralsund 6/10/44 with Emmett Doherty, Bill Harter, Gottfried Binder, Bob Cooke, Marvin Fossett, George Kozemczak, Jack Bishop, Vic Mortiz, Chas Perry (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Stralsund; Missing Air Crew Report 9362. MISS BEHAVEN.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-722984
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

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Other

Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW)

North Sea 6 October 1944

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9362 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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