44-8109
Delivered Dallas 16/6/44; Langley 19/7/44; Grenier 9/8/44; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-R] Snetterton 11/8/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 30/11/44 with Floyd Whaley, Co-pilot: Tom Accardi, Navigator: Bill Senn, Radio Operator: Jack Schimpf, Lt Giles McCarthy [Micky Op], Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Francis Martin, Radio Operator: Reider Tommeras, Waist gunner: Jeremy Tipton, Waist gunner: Willard Christensen (9 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Russ Anderson (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Bebra, S of Kassel, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10832.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-557596
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Mickey Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 30 November 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10832 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database