42-30335 Sans Finis
Delivered Cheyenne 18/5/43; Gore 1/6/43; Smoky Hill 2/6/43; Gr Isle 3/6/43; Dow Fd 2/7/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-U] Thorpe Abbotts 4/7/43; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Walter Grenier, Co-pilot: Mike D’Amato, Navigator: Saul Trauner, Bombardier: Dave Plant, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Aufschlag, Radio Operator: Carl Phillips, Ball turret gunner: Tony Fusco, Waist gunner: Francis Donnellan, Tail gunner: Bob Schrum (9 Prisoner of War): Waist gunner: Bill Chang (Killed in Action); flak KO’d #1 and #3, crash landed Colmar, Fr. (?Villingen, NW of Donaueschingen, Ger?); Missing Air Crew Report 687. SANS FINIS.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793319
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18160274
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676319
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17086798
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-671143
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
6 September 1943 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words “Tail gunner” in the A/C “Description” section.
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 687 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database