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Delivered Tulsa 31/1/44; Kearney 10/2/44; Grenier 6/3/44; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-A] Ridgewell 25/3/44; Missing in Action {2+m} Ludwigshafen 27/5/44 with Andy Stuart, Bombardier: Chas Eisen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred Harrison, Waist gunner: Gerald Mickey,Tail gunner: Peter Selig (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Glen Call, Radio Operator: Aurelius Jones, Ball turret gunner: Herman Kaplan (3 evaded capture); Navigator: Don Blyth (Killed in Action); and engine played up and ship dropped behind, the controls malfunctioned, crashed in forest two miles S of Champfleury, 14 miles NE of Romilly-sur-Seine, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 5182.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32871575
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12219864
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-813807
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 27 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5182 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database