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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5133 - The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Delivered Cheyenne 12/3/44; Kearney 5/4/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned 544th Bomb Squadron/384th Bomb Group [SU-M] Grafton Underwood 20/4/44; 547BS [SO-M]; Missing in Action Stettin 13/5/44 with Charles Washington Baker Jr., Co-pilot: Leonard Koos, Bombardier: William M. Shaner, Radio Operator: William Austin Snead, Waist gunner: Harry Tobias Hamilton, Waist gunner: George Sabo (6 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Philip Lester Carlin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Louis Gutierrez, Ball turret gunner: Carroll Duane Schwartzendruber, Tail gunner: Salvatore Soto Jr. (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Zamekla, 37 miles East of Rostock, Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 4814.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12185222
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Airplane Armorer / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37324818
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Poland | 13 May 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4814 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database