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Delivered Cheyenne 3/11/43; Kearney 26/11/43; Assigned 365BS/305BG Chelveston 28/12/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 30/1/44 with Charles Scott, Co-pilot: Henry Harris, Navigator: Bernard Wilson, Bombardier: Paul Powell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Fleming, Waist gunner: Elmo Owens, Waist gunner: Tom Groover, Tail gunner: Virgil Bartels (8 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Elmer Elmore, Ball turret gunner: Bob Golomb (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Aerzen, 10 miles SW of Hameln, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2261.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 30 January 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2261 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database