42-30113 Wolfpack

Delivered Cheyenne 13/4/43; Dow Fd 5/5/43; Assigned 333BS/94BG [TS- ] Earls Colne 8/5/43; Missing in Action Kiel 13/6/43 with Pilot William A. Dauth; Co-pilot: Gordon A. Summers; Navigator: William Baker Ferguson; Bombardier: Dale J. Perkins; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Martin Wiseman, POW, died of pneumonia 8 Hanuary 1944; Radio Operator: Sam D. Giordano; Ball turret gunner: Gordon C. Reese; Waist gunner: Joseph M. Clark; Waist gunner: Paul D. Hays; Tail gunner: William S. Swegle (10 Prisoner of War). Enemy aircraft, crash landed near Renesburg, Germany. No MACR. "WOLFPACK".

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A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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ContributorED-BB
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NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA German KU reports

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Contributorclubbrb
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Hello,

My grandfather was William Baker Ferguson. He was the navigator (2nd Lt.) on board a B-17 that flew on USAAF Mission #63 - bombing raid over Kiel, Germany on June 13, 1943. They were shot down and he was a prisoner of war in Stalag 3A and Stalag 7A for about two years. Their tail number was 42-30113, ship nicknamed "Wolfpack". His army serial # 0 735 985.

I just recently found a treasure of letters and photos that will support this information, including a letter from Baker's C.O. written to his parents a few months after this mission.

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log