44-8808
Delivered Cheyenne 2/1/45; Hunter 13/1/45; Grenier 7/2/45; Assigned 837BS/487BG Lavenham 9/3/45; 838BS; Missing in Action Brandenberg 10/4/45 with Larry McGinnes, Jim Henderson (2 Killed in Action); Murray Brill, Frank Kremier, George Lopez, Bill Layton, John Lowe, Dick Child, Maj George Richmond tg, Lt Brice Irving mission pilot (8 Prisoner of War); jet enemy aircraft, crashed Tangermunde, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 14196.
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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: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Mickey Operator, Pathfinder Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 10 April 1945 |