42-31467 Sac Hound

Delivered Cheyenne 4/11/43; Kearney 1/12/43; Romulus 9/12/43; Grenier 10/12/43; Presque Is 14/12/43; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-J] Deenethorpe 6/1/44. Missing in Action Frankfurt 2 March 1944 with William G. Sheahan, Co-pilot: Elliott B. Ogden, Navigator: Robert O. Davis, Bombardier: Douglas M. Conway, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Richard W. Rickey, Radio Operator: Donald W. Silverstein, Waist gunner: Seymour Falk (7 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Hazard Justice, Waist gunner: Roger T. Leking,Tail gunner: John W. O’Mara (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, exploded mid air, crashed Falaën-St-Gérard, near Mettet, 10 miles SW of Namur, Belgium. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 2742. SAC HOUND.

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Lowell A Reif

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16111816
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Richard Waldo Rickey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15054437
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner/Flight Engineer

Ronald R Rohner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-803692
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William George Sheahan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16077582 at enlistment, then O-746438
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Donald William Silverstein

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12156493
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Belgium 2 March 1944 shot down by enemy aircraft; crashed Falaën-St-Gérard, near Mettet, about 10 miles SW of Namur, Belgium.

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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Aircraft/Details.aspx?ID=31467

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 2742

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2742 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database