42-30181 Herky Jerky II aka Lover Boy
Roger Freeman Photo.
Delivered Cheyenne 24-Apr-43; Smoky Hill 5-May-43; Kearney 29-May-43; Atlanta 2-Jun-43; Dow Field 16-Jun-43; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-X] Framlingham 19-Jun-43 HERKY JERKY II; Horham 15-Jun-43; with force landed Framlingham AF 10-Oct-43 with Pilot R.E. Snow, Radio Operator: Harry Van Arsdale WIA; credited with 23 missions, Missing in Action - Eschweiler 24-Jan-44 shot down by enemy aircraft, tail of plane caught fire then broke off, crashed Wingene, 18 miles West of Ghent, Belgium. 4 KIA, 6 POW. Air Crew Report 2258. LOVER BOY.
CREW:
P 2LT Clay A. Burnett (POW); CP 2LT Dougald McLean (KIA)
N 2LT Charles Vacek (POW); B 2LT Hugh A. Gibson (POW)
E/TTG TSGT Harvey E. Kreitzman (POW); RO TSGT James E. Canard (KIA)
BTG SSGT Glenn H. Johnston (POW); RWG SSGT Paul C. Abrahamson (POW)
LWG SSGT Thomas L. Durkin (KIA); TG SSGT John F. Inman (KIA)
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18005077 / T-000290
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17042935 / O-734677
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32535468
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-796515
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-686069
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
Missions
- Date: 30 December 1943
- Date: 10 October 1943
- Date: 9 October 1943
- Date: 4 October 1943
- Date: 27 September 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
10 October 1943 | Force landed Framlingham 10-Oct-43. Pilot Lt Rodney E Snow. Radio Operator Harry Van Arsdale WIA. | |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
24 January 1944 - 24 January 1944 | Missing in Action Eschweiler 24-Jan-44. enemy aircraft, tailplane caught fire then broke off, crashed Wingene, 18 miles W of Ghent, Belgium. (6 x POW, 4 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR2258. |
Revisions
Added "aka" in the A/C "Nicknames" field as a Separator to aid readability.
change of name to Co-pilot and associations because of duplicate entry
Lee Cunningham 12-Jan-2016. Converted dates to USAAF military-style significations; Added crew postition, rank, full proper name and dispostion of crewmembers per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) MACR 2258, formatted crew display.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2258 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database