42-31403
Delivered Cheyenne 29/10/43; Gr Island 13/11/43; Nashville 27/11/43; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-Y] Snetterton 23/12/43; Missing in Action Berlin 8/3/43 with Clark Ross, Co-pilot: Tom Zimmerman, Navigator: Harry Whitenight, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rueben Barth, Radio Operator: Henry Flowers, Waist gunner: Tom Abrahamson,Tail gunner: Ralph Curren (7 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Pat Flaherty, Ball turret gunner: Bill Ewart{body not found until 21/3/44}, Waist gunner: Frank Ford (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Hohlbeck, near Loburg, W of Berlin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3424.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 8 March 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3424 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database