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Delivered Cheyenne 29/1/43; Salina 11/2/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY- ] Thurleigh 16/3/43; then 369BS; Missing in Action Bremen 17/4/43 with Frank Watson, Co-pilot: Bob Kemp, Bombardier: Bob Hansen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy Livington, Waist gunner: George Kormish (5 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Calvin Bjornsgaard, Radio Operator: Wilbur Giraud, Ball turret gunner: Reed Bottomley, Waist gunner: Art Sanders,Tail gunner: Larry Davis (5 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Stotel, eight miles S of Bremerhaven, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 15446.
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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: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37275042
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 17 April 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15446 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database