42-31437

Delivered Cheyenne 3/11/43; Assigned 352BS, 301BG, 15AF Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; Missing in Action 31m Steyr, Austria 24/2/44 with Charles E Abramson, Edward Barsditis, Meyer Markowitz, Roland Parker, Alfred Barilotti, Alex Ciegler, Richard Erickson, James Johnson, Edmund Kosenski; enemy aircraft, crashed Enns, Austria; 9 x POW MACR 2636.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1283471
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33340817
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13059901 / O-802698
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12155832
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31270951
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball turret

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Cheyenne AAF, WY 3 November 1943 Delivered Cheyenne AAF 3-Nov-43.

Assigned

Cerignola, Italy 7 December 1943 Assigned to 352BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF.

Crashed

Enns, Austria 24 February 1944 Failed to Return Steyr, Austria 24-Feb-44; enemy aircraft, crashed Enns, Austria; 9 x POW MACR 2636.

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA Built at Boeing.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log