42-30598

Delivered Cheyenne 26/6/43; Smoky Hill 12/7/43; Dow Fd 16/7/43; Assigned 549BS/385BG [XA-L] Gt Ashfield 16/7/43; Missing in Action Lille 15/8/43 with Ed Stone, Co-pilot: George Larsen, Navigator: Jim Atkinson, Bombardier: Darrell Taylor, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tony Kalisko{body washed up two weeks later on Belgian coast}, Radio Operator: Harry Rusk, Ball turret gunner: Bob Paige, Waist gunner: Jim Glaxner, Waist gunner: Elvin Rankin,Tail gunner: Sam Burns (10 Killed in Action); flak hit near Dunkirk, ditched Channel; Missing Air Crew Report 267.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-797229
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13110129
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

France 15 August 1943

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 267 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database