42-30225
Delivered Cheyenne 30/4/43; Sioux City 11/5/43; Smoky Hill 11/6/43; Dow Fd 2/7/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG [--J] Knettishall 1/7/43; Missing in Action Hanover 27/7/43 with John Denton, Co-pilot: Nathan Fair, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Hayman, Ball turret gunner: Ed Cordts, Waist gunner: Tom Kennedy,Tail gunner: Chas Scott (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: Bill Davis, Bombardier: Ed Basham, Radio Operator: Frank Glose, Waist gunner: Ivan Walter (4 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #3 & set ship on fire, crashed on airfield at Vechtal, near Aurich, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3131. MISTER YANK.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 26 July 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3131 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database