44-8547

Delivered Cheyenne 16/10/44; Hunter 19/11/44; Dow Fd 28/12/44; Assigned 836BS/487BG [2G-E] Lavenham 2/1/45; Missing in Action Kiel 8/4/45 with Leon Milner, Clem Swan, Ed Sherman, Elmer Schramm, Lt Tony Bamberg tg (5 Killed in Action); Irving Bellow, John Jackson, Bob Bullion, Lt Stan Wechsler mission pilot) (4 Prisoner of War); mid air coll with 43-38958 (303BG); crashed Neustadt, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13742.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Anthony Owen Bamberg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-796762
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Irving Bellow

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Bobby Jene Bullion

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18200140
  • Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

John A Jackson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38412381
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Leon R Milner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Cheyenne, WY 16 October 1944

Assigned

Lavenham Airfield, UK 2 January 1945

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Hof, Germany 8 April 1945

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 13742 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database