42-31099 Tenabove
381st Bomb Group - 532nd BS
Object Number - UPL 44394 - B-17G-1-BO #42-31099 "Tenabove" Code: VE-G 381st Bomb Group - 532nd BS
Delivered Cheyenne 20/9/43; Gt Falls 2/10/43; Scott 22/10/43; Assigned 401BG Deenethorpe 8/11/43; transferred 532BS/381BG [VE-G] Ridgewell 21/11/43; Missing in Action 8m Frankfurt 11/2/44 with Bob Laux, Navigator: Phlemon Wright, Bombardier: Judson Doyle, Radio Operator: Abe Helfgott, Ball turret gunner: Rich Hamilton, Left Waist gunner: Tom Glennan, Right Waist gunner: Rudolph Cutino (7 EVD-six back in UK 26/3/44, Doyle by 30/9/44); Co-pilot: Don Harrer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Holton,Tail gunner: Henry Barr (3 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed SE of Forges-Les-Eaux, about two miles SW of Illois, 15 miles W of Poix-de-Picardie, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 2431. TENABOVE.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34602703
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39104963
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-746646
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18131846
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner, Radio Mechanic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11085139
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
![A bomber crew of the 381st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress on the 4 February 1944. Passed for publication 12 Feb 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '4-2-44.' Printed caption removed from reverse. Censor no: 304545. On reverse: Associated Press, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413520.jpg.webp?itok=8ZB41rSN)
- Date: 11 February 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY | 20 September 1943 | |
|
Assigned |
Deenethorpe Airfield, UK | 8 November 1943 | 401BG |
|
Assigned |
Ridgewell Airfield, UK | 21 November 1943 | 381BG 532BS |
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
SE of Forges-Les-Eaux, France | 11 February 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2431 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
