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Delivered Tulsa 28/3/44; Kearney 7/4/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-S] Nuthampstead 5/5/44; (24m) Missing in Action Cauvincourt (Bretteville), Fr 8/8/44 lead aircraft with Capt Meyer Wagner, Navigator: Tom Stitz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Gibeau, Radio Operator: Bill Germiller, Waist gunner: John Werner,Tail gunner: Lt Fred Kushera (5 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Chas Arnold, Ball turret gunner: Jim Hochadel (2 Killed in Action); mp-Capt Bob Hopkins, Xn-Vonnerlin Wernecke (2 evaded capture); flak hits in #2 & #3, crashed Le Chateau, near Segrie-Fontaine, E of Vire, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 7384 [?7382].
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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: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-759258
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 8 August 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7384 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database