42-31361 The punched fowl
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 25/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned 729BS/452BG [M3-G] Deopham Green 3/1/44;
Missing in Action Bremen 4 August 1944 with Edwin Arey, Co-pilot: Ernie Thorp, Navigator: Bob Denner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Serowsky, Radio Operator: Leroy Bair, Ball turret gunner: Larry Rosenberger, Waist gunner: Theophilus Libucha,Tail gunner: Morris Daso (8 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Orran Floyd (KIA-chute failed);
Flak, set engine on fire, ditched North Sea, near Heligoland. Missing Air Crew Report 7710. THE PUNCHED FOWL.
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
North Sea | 4 August 1944 |
Revisions
Corrected 'Missing in Action Berlin 19/5/44' to 'Missing in Action Bremen 4 August 1944'
MACR 7710: https://www.fold3.com/image/1/29432458
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7710 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database