42-31274 Sea Hag
Delivered Cheyenne 13/10/43; Romulus 3/11/43; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU- ] Grafton Underwood 22/11/43; Missing in Action on a mission to Ludwigshafen 30 December 1943 with Randolph G. E. Jacobs, Co-pilot: Winthrop Alsop Jackson, Navigator: John Quinn Curtin, Bombardier: David H. Davis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Keith Goetz, Radio Operator: Doy J. Cloud, Ball turret gunner: Donald F. Gorham, Waist gunner: Lawrence H. Wager, Tail gunner: Robert L. Compton (9 Returned to Duty), Waist gunner: Aldo Joseph Gregori (KIA-lost in ditching, never found); mechanical fault, ditched in the Channel, nine rescued. Missing Air Crew Report 1768. SEA HAG.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0 684 870
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2044844
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37220006
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flexible Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
English Channel | 30 December 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1768 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database