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398th Mission No. 1 Sottevast, France 6 May 1944
from 398th BG mission reports
Object Number - UPL 7615 - Gross, Hunter, Miller, Gray, Strickrott, and Brown - 398th First Mission - 6 May 1944 398th Mission No. 1 Sottevast, France 6 May 1944
Delivered Tulsa 24/3/44; Hunter 11/4/44; Grenier 21/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-A] Nuthampstead 3/5/44; flown by Group CO Col Hunter on first mission 6/5/44; (4m) Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Capt Unite Brodin, Co-pilot: Major Judson Gray (mp), Navigator: Capt Gordon Davidson, Ex/n-Lou Haberman, Bombardier: Paul Voehringer, Ball turret gunner: Pete Corrado, Waist gunner: Sidor Stizzo, Waist gunner: Martin Woodward, (8 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leroy Elton, Radio Operator: Bernie Rochford, Tail gunner: Lt Jerome Hans (3 Prisoner of War); flak hits #3 and #4, then exploded and crashed Jungfernheide railway station, Berlin; Missing Air Crew Report 5252.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 24 May 1944 |