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Delivered Denver 23/2/43; Gore 24/2/43; Stillwater 8/3/43; Gulfport 31/3/43; Assigned 365BS/305BG [XK-O] Chelveston 8/4/43; transferred 335BS/95BG [OE-V] Alconbury 13/5/43; 5m, Missing in Action Kiel 13/6/43 with Ken Mason, Co-pilot: Marvin Wagner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Healey, Ball turret gunner: Bill Maylor, Waist gunner: Mylan Zweiner,Tail gunner: Dan McInnis (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: Glenn Fedderson, Bombardier: Ed Laskey, Radio Operator: Woodrow Runyon, Waist gunner: Ed Weisenberg (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Bredstedt, near Silzen, 15 miles W of Neumunster, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4901.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 13 June 1943
- Date: 11 June 1943
- Date: 29 May 1943
- Date: 14 May 1943
- Date: 13 May 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Bredstedt, Germany | 13 June 1943 - 13 June 1943 | Missing in Action Kiel 13/6/43. Cause - enemy aircraft, crashed Bredstedt, near Silzen, 15 miles W of Neumunster, Germany. (4 x POW, 6 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR4901. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4901 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database