42-31436
Delivered Cheyenne 2/11/43; Kearney 16/11/43; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ- ] Snetterton 1/1/44; Missing in Action Frankfurt 29/1/44 with Henry L. Hammond; Co-pilot: Robert C. Brown; Navigator: Frederick P. Huebner; Bombardier: Lee McDonald; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Louis J. Koren; Radio Operator: John A. McMellon; Ball turret gunner: Noel F. Lamarche; Waist gunner: Matthew S. Kwasny;Tail gunner: Thurlow C. Schulz (9 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Franklyn A. Maxey (Killed in Action); mid-air collision with 42-31151 (96BG/337BS); crashed Montherme, 12 miles N of Charleville-Mezieres, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 2378.
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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
- Service Numbers: O-732504
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-186678
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682184
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13084328
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36352676
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Monthermé, France | 29 January 1944 | Mid-air collision with 42-31151. Crashed near Monthermé, France. |
Revisions
Corrected names of some crew members that were wrongly spelled.
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
MACR 2378
Research on biographies of crew
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2378 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database