42-30304 She's My Gal
In family photo album. I think this is a photo from before my father left for England. This photo was taken in Brooklyn NY
Object Number - UPL 80234 - Nathan Datlow
Delivered Cheyenne 10/5/43; Gore 24/5/43; Smoky Hill 25/5/43; Kearney 26/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-B] Horham 15/6/43; 5m, Missing in Action Hanover 26/7/43 with Henry Quirk, Co-pilot: Joe Cisar, Bombardier: Ambrose Angle, Radio Operator: Herb Suess, Waist gunner: John McNeil, Waist gunner: Elwood Bell (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: Nathan Datlow, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Medford, Ball turret gunner: Tom McArthur, Tail gunner: Milton Huffstuttler (4 Prisoner of War); unknown cause, crashed Lauenstein, near Hameln, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 196.
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Units served with
- 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 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12041343 / O-796500
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 26 July 1943
- Date: 25 July 1943
- Date: 17 July 1943
- Date: 10 July 1943
- Date: 4 July 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
26 July 1943 - 26 July 1943 | Missing in Action Hanover 26/7/43. Unknown cause, crashed Lauenstein, near Hameln, Germany; (6 x KIA, 4 x POW) Missing Air Crew Report 196. |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 196 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
