42-31364 Nuttal's Nut House

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.  UPL 66471 UPL 66471 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/9 March 1944, Berlin/Oranienburg, Heinkel Aircraft Factory.
Back Row- Sampson Sharff (Obs/Tg), Earl Mason (B), Arthur Drogue (N), Alfred Nuttall (Ac/Cp), Randolph Jacobs (P)
Front Row- Lawrence Wager (Wg), Alan Purdy (Ro), Robert Compton (Wg), Jack Goetz (Tt), Walter Arnold (Bt) 384th Bomb Group collection
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Object Number - UPL 66471 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/9 March 1944, Berlin/Oranienburg, Heinkel Aircraft Factory. Back Row- Sampson Sharff (Obs/Tg), Earl Mason (B), Arthur...

Delivered Cheyenne 25/10/43; Grand Island 13/11/43; Wilmington 26/11/43; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-D] Grafton Underwood 10/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Grover Seamon, Co-pilot: Herb Kohlston, Navigator: Jim Sulser, n/g-Sgt Ray Thompson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Elmer Loving, Ball turret gunner: Leon Housh, Waist gunner: Jim Settlemeyer (7 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Manuel Ramos, Tail gunner: Herb Alstaetter (2 Killed in Action); direct flak hit on #2, followed by fire, explosion followed, crashed Herzberg, seven miles E of Neuruppin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5268. NUTTAL'S NUT HOUSE.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-798297
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 3555092
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-741973
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 24 May 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5268 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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