42-31337 Hell's Cargo
Delivered Cheyenne 22/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 1/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Howard Sweeny, Navigator: Leo Dwyer, Bombardier: John Galloway, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ken Gillanders, Radio Operator: Henry Buchanan, Ball turret gunner: Art Parent, Waist gunner: Luther King, Waist gunner: Mearle Rohlfs, Tail gunner: Walt Davis (9 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: John Buel (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Schmarbeck, two miles SE of Fassburg, 12 miles SW of Uelzen, N of Hamburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2914. HELL'S CARGO.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
6 March 1944 |
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 2914 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database