42-31658 Danse Macabre

Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/43; Kearney 12/12/43; Romulus 17/12/43; Presque Is 19/12/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-G] Horham 26/12/43; 5m, Missing in Action Brunswick 10/2/44 with Jim Kelly, Co-pilot: John Orr, Bombardier: Frank Gilbert, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Coffey, Waist gunner: Roy Tillinghast,Tail gunner: Bob Reed (6 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Bill Knoxchute failed, not found until 26/4/44, Radio Operator: John Wojceichowski, Ball turret gunner: Gus Ridley, Waist gunner: George Bryan (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed near Bippen-Ohrtermersch, N of Furstenau, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2546.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner

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Failed to Return (FTR)

10 February 1944 - 10 February 1944 Missing in Action Brunswick 10/2/44. Cause - enemy aircraft, crashed near Bippen-Ohrtermersch, N of Furstenau, Germany. (4 x KIA, 6 x POW) Missing Air Crew Report MACR 2546.

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AAM DB Entry.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2546 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database