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Delivered Kearney 27/6/44; Grenier Fd 6/7/44; Assigned 833BS/486BG [4N-V] Sudbury 8/7/44; {13m} battle damaged Dusseldorf 9/9/44 with Larry Deckelmeyer (KIA-chute failed)), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Allison (Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Karl Yohn, Navigator: Lloyd McMichael, Bombardier: John Swain, Radio Operator: Joe Aycock, Ball turret gunner: Harry Horowitz, Waist gunner: Ross Pase,Tail gunner: Art Mowrer (7EVD, aided by Dutch underground eventually back to UK); crashed in River Scheldt, near Saeftinge, E of Flushing, Holl;. Salvaged 14/11/44. Missing Air Crew Report 8612. BABY SHOE II.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34651938
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 19 September 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8612 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database