B-17 Flying Fortress
B-17G-55-BO #42-102565 "The Ugly Duckling" Code: 3O-M 398th BG - 601st BS
John H. Davis' Crew. This photo was taken on 28th July 1944, before the crew set off on mission no. 56 to Merseburg, Germany. Back Row, L-R: Pilot-1st Lt. John H. Davis Co-pilot-2nd Lt. Edwin D. Stewart Navigator-2nd Lt. Samuel Sass Bombardier-2nd Lt. John B. Guarisco Front Row, L-R: Gunner-S/Sgt. Leroy Whitehead Radio-T/Sgt. Raymond J. Walrath Ball Turret-S/Sgt. Frank Macyda Engineer-T/Sgt. Leroy Hill Gunner-S/Sgt. Daniel Lewis
John H. Davis' Crew. This photo was taken on 28th July 1944, before the crew set off on mission no. 56 to Merseburg, Germany. Back Row, L-R: Pilot-1st Lt. John H. Davis Co-pilot-2nd Lt. Edwin D. Stewart Navigator-2nd Lt. Samuel Sass Bombardier-2nd Lt. John B. Guarisco Front Row, L-R: Gunner-S/Sgt. Leroy Whitehead Radio-T/Sgt. Raymond J. Walrath Ball Turret-S/Sgt. Frank Macyda Engineer-T/Sgt. Leroy Hill Gunner-S/Sgt. Daniel Lewis
John H. Davis' Crew. This photo was taken on 28th July 1944, before the crew set off on mission no. 56 to Merseburg, Germany. Back Row, L-R: Pilot-1st Lt. John H. Davis Co-pilot-2nd Lt. Edwin D. Stewart Navigator-2nd Lt. Samuel Sass Bombardier-2nd Lt. John B. Guarisco Front Row, L-R: Gunner-S/Sgt. Leroy Whitehead Radio-T/Sgt. Raymond J. Walrath Ball Turret-S/Sgt. Frank Macyda Engineer-T/Sgt. Leroy Hill Gunner-S/Sgt. Daniel Lewis
John H. Davis' Crew. This photo was taken on 28th July 1944, before the crew set off on mission no. 56 to Merseburg, Germany. Back Row, L-R: Pilot-1st Lt. John H. Davis Co-pilot-2nd Lt. Edwin D. Stewart Navigator-2nd Lt. Samuel Sass Bombardier-2nd Lt. John B. Guarisco Front Row, L-R: Gunner-S/Sgt. Leroy Whitehead Radio-T/Sgt. Raymond J. Walrath Ball Turret-S/Sgt. Frank Macyda Engineer-T/Sgt. Leroy Hill Gunner-S/Sgt. Daniel Lewis
John H. Davis' Crew. This photo was taken on 28th July 1944, before the crew set off on mission no. 56 to Merseburg, Germany. Back Row, L-R: Pilot-1st Lt. John H. Davis Co-pilot-2nd Lt. Edwin D. Stewart Navigator-2nd Lt. Samuel Sass Bombardier-2nd Lt. John B. Guarisco Front Row, L-R: Gunner-S/Sgt. Leroy Whitehead Radio-T/Sgt. Raymond J. Walrath Ball Turret-S/Sgt. Frank Macyda Engineer-T/Sgt. Leroy Hill Gunner-S/Sgt. Daniel Lewis
John H. Davis' Crew. This photo was taken on 28th July 1944, before the crew set off on mission no. 56 to Merseburg, Germany. Back Row, L-R: Pilot-1st Lt. John H. Davis Co-pilot-2nd Lt. Edwin D. Stewart Navigator-2nd Lt. Samuel Sass Bombardier-2nd Lt. John B. Guarisco Front Row, L-R: Gunner-S/Sgt. Leroy Whitehead Radio-T/Sgt. Raymond J. Walrath Ball Turret-S/Sgt. Frank Macyda Engineer-T/Sgt. Leroy Hill Gunner-S/Sgt. Daniel Lewis
John H. Davis' Crew. This photo was taken on 28th July 1944, before the crew set off on mission no. 56 to Merseburg, Germany. Back Row, L-R: Pilot-1st Lt. John H. Davis Co-pilot-2nd Lt. Edwin D. Stewart Navigator-2nd Lt. Samuel Sass Bombardier-2nd Lt. John B. Guarisco Front Row, L-R: Gunner-S/Sgt. Leroy Whitehead Radio-T/Sgt. Raymond J. Walrath Ball Turret-S/Sgt. Frank Macyda Engineer-T/Sgt. Leroy Hill Gunner-S/Sgt. Daniel Lewis
Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/44; Kearney 31/3/44; Dow Fd 8/4/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-M/H] Nuthampstead 27/4/44.
On mission of 30/8/44 with Bill McCartney, (8 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Darrell Argubright (KIA-bailed out over Baltic Sea when smoke started in fuselage, fire put out and ship came home to land RAF Langham, Nfk.; (68m)
Failed to return from Misburg 26/11/44 with Ben Rolfe, Co-pilot: Paul Doyle, Navigator: Vernon Anderson, Bombardier: Dick Rimmer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Price, Radio Operator: Frank Iaconis, Ball turret gunner: Jim Coulson, Waist gunner: Arthur Schmidt,Tail gunner: Tom Pozder (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed into Ijsselmeer, near Zwolle, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 11147.
THE UGLY DUCKLING.
Group
The 398th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire on strategic bombing raids over Germany. The Group switched focus in the days before D-Day, when they targeted enemy positions on the Cherbourg peninsula. When the Allied...
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 398th Bomb Group
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 398th Bomb Group
Shot down 26 November 1944 in B-17 #42102565 'The Ugly Duckling. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 398th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) Bailed out over target 30 Aug, 1944 Kiel, Germany
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 398th Bomb Group
Shot down 26 November 1944 in B-17 #42102565 'The Ugly Duckling. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 398th Bomb Group
Shot down 26 November 1944 in B-17 #42102565 'The Ugly Duckling. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 398th Bomb Group
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 398th Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 398th Bomb Group
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer | 398th Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner | 398th Bomb Group
Shot down 26 November 1944 in B-17 #42102565 'The Ugly Duckling. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Failed to return | IJsselmeer, Netherlands | 26 November 1944 |
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Aircraft written off (damaged beyond repair) at Ijsslmeer, Netherlands. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 28 January 2015 12:46:56 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to description, events and mission associations |
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FTR detail updated from : http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=49614 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 28 January 2015 12:07:40 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to mission associations |
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Associated mission from details given at http://www.airmen.dk |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:10 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11147 / MACR 8457 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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