44-8015 Johnny Reb
452nd Bomb Group Assoc.
Delivered Dallas 12/5/44; Langley 27/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 15/7/44; battle damaged Ansbach 22/2/45 with Bill Emmett, Co-pilot: Bill Hoffman, Navigator: Clinton Ewen, Togglier: Sgt Warren Holt, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sid Mason, Radio Operator: George Benedict, Tail gunner: Dean Clementson (7 Killed in Action); Ball turret gunner: Jim Moss, Waist gunner: Francis Adkins, Radar Op: Bill Lorig (3 Prisoner of War); flak hit and exploded in mid-air, crashed Oberpfaffenhofen, Ger. Sal; Missing Air Crew Report 12657. JOHNNY REB.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37727471
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39140901
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot, B-17
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-832053
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
91522 Ansbach, Germany | 22 February 1945 | |
Crashed |
Oberpfaffenhofen, 82234 Weßling, Germany | 22 February 1945 |
Revisions
Changed Bomb Squadron from 730 Bomb Squadron to 731 Bomb Squadron, as given on MACR 12657: https://www.fold3.com/image/1/28829194
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12657 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database