42-31364 Nuttal's Nut House
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
The Quentin Bland Collection. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35749/search/8882
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (384th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-404094
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot / Group Operations Officer / Squadron Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12158273
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Missions
- Date: 27 April 1944
- Date: 22 April 1944
- Date: 20 April 1944
- Date: 18 April 1944
- Date: 9 April 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 24 May 1944 |
Revisions
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.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5268 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database