42-31643
Delivered Denver 1/12/43; Paine 4/12/43; Denver 5/12/43; Kearney 23/12/43; Prestwick 15/1/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-X] Kimbolton 24/1/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 30/1/44 with Don Winter, Co-pilot: Joe Wiley, Navigator: George Anderson, Bombardier: Edmund Topey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Fitzgearl, Radio Operator: Rich Kausch, Ball turret gunner: George Gardener, Waist gunner: Jim Underwood, Waist gunner: Alf Falls,Tail gunner: Floyd Hart (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Bergen Aan See, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 2877.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-685357
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail 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 2877 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database