42-31648 Ensign Mary
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Delivered Cheyenne 1/12/43; Gt Falls 5/12/43; Cheyenne 7/12/43; Kearney 19/12/43; Grenier 31/12/43; Presque Is 3/1/44; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-H] Kimbolton 17/2/44; Missing in Action Noball Site 16/6/44 with George McHugh, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lester Tullier (2 Killed in Action); Navigator: Bob Reese, Bombardier: Chas Atkinson, Radio Operator: Russell Groat, Waist gunner: George Thompson,Tail gunner: Bruce Little (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Ed Peterson, Ball turret gunner: J.K. Shaw (2 evaded capture); flak set wing alight, crashed SE St Pierre Pontpoint, 12 miles NE of Creil, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 5988.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: AO818216
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 696144
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18151084
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner, Top Turret Gunner; Engineer
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 16 June 1944 |
Revisions
Please see the MACR 5988. B-17 42-31648 was named by the aircrew "Ensign Mary" All of the crew were Roman Catholic from various part of the US. The other aircraft that they regularly flew on missions was "Blues in the Night"
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5988 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database