42-31239
Background B-17 is 42-31239.
Delivered Cheyenne 7/10/43; Gr Island 21/10/43; Nashville 29/10/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-N] Molesworth 18/11/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 24/2/44 with Marshall Smith, Co-pilot: Francis Palecek, Bombardier: Ed Troy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Andy Dick, Radio Operator: Edwin Frolick, Ball turret gunner: Gustaf Simon, Waist gunner: Herman Stauter, Waist gunner: John Schor (8 Killed in Action); Navigator: Ed Neuwirth,Tail gunner: Walter Fugate (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Landmark Hungen, 12 miles SE of Giessen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2763.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37354231
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 24 February 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2763 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database