42-29735 Rum Boogie
Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/43; Walker 26/2/43; Smoky Hill 29/3/43; Presque Is 5/4/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 18/4/43 RUM BOOGIE; Andrews Fd 13/6/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 532BS/381BG Ridgewell 16/7/43; Missing in Action 2m Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with George Darrow, Co-pilot: John Howcroft, Navigator: Ralph Waldman, Bombardier: Phil Rokosa, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Hartnett, Radio Operator: Jack Kaufman, Ball turret gunner: Clarry Jones, Waist gunner: Jim Baker, Waist gunner: Rich Morrison, Tail gunner: Paul Howard (10 Returned to Duty); damaged in fighter attack, ditched North Sea 20 miles E of Felixstowe, Sfk., all rescued. No MACR.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32390316
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-728411
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- 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 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673957
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
17 August 1943 | Ditched in North Sea returning from mission to Schweinfurt, Germany. All 10 crew RTD. No MACR. |