42-31695
T/Sgt. Joseph F. Strukel, Flight Engineer, S/Sgt Alexander F. Markowski, Left Waist Gunner, T/Sgt Francis X. Driscoll, Radio Operator, S/Sgt Richard C. Donohue, Tail Gunner, S/Sgt Maxwell W. Williams, Right Waist Gunner, S/Sgt Robert E. Hayes, Ball Turret Gunner (not on the 22 February 1944 mission).
Front, from left to right :
1st Lt. Arnold W. Ostrow, Navigator, 2nd Lt. Henry I. Levy, Bombardier, 1st Lt Rudolph L. Jenson, Co-Pilot, 1st Lt. William C. Quaintance, Pilot. (Most of the crew was lost on the 22 February 1944 mission - on board B-17 # 42-31695).
Added Quaintance crew photo
Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/43; Kearney 17/12/43; New Castle 31/12/43; Presque Is 2/1/44; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-D] Thurleigh 29/1/44; Missing in Action Aschersleben/Bernburg 22 February 1944 with Pilot William C. Quaintance; Co-pilot: Rudolph L. Jenson; Navigator: Arnold W. Ostrow; Bombardier: Henry I. Levy; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joseph F. Strukel; Radio Operator: Francis X. Driscoll; Ball turret gunner: Robert J. Might; Right Waist gunner: Maxwell W. Williams; Tail gunner: Richard C. Donohue (9 Killed in Action). Left Waist gunner: Alexander F. Markowski (Prisoner of War). Hit by enemy aircraft on return trip, crashed Kirchenhutte, eight miles SW of Siegen, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 2652.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33551808
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31158525
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34201982 and O-632869
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13056724 and O-739471
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 32292921
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Engineer, waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Missions
- Date: 22 February 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
near Kirchenhutte, Siegen, Germany | 22 February 1944 |