42-29701 In The Mood

Delivered Denver 3/1/43; Pueblo 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-B] Polebrook 17/4/43; Missing in Action 1m Kiel 19/5/43 with Bob Mansfield, Navigator: Dave Nash, Bombardier: Sid White (3 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Don Jasinek, Radio Operator: Elmer Peterson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Anchors, Waist gunner: Cliff Coyle, Ball turret gunner: Louis Strumolo, Waist gunner: Willard Backman, Tail gunner: Tom Higgins (7 KIA); flak hit #3 which was smoking badly, bombs were dropped then ditched Baltic Sea; Missing Air Crew Report 15719. IN THE MOOD.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Charles E Anchors

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34187874
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Willard A Backman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39022182
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Clifford H Coyle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17011798
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Thomas V Higgins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16050802
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Donald Leonard Jasinek

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735382
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW)

Baltic Sea 19 May 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected a typo in the A/C "Description".

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Contributorphil marchese
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Removed redudancy.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15719 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database