42-31838 Sack Time Charlie
Delivered Denver 28/12/43; Kearney 12/1/44; Assigned 333BS/94BG Rougham 29/1/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 10/2/44 with Bill Gingold, Co-pilot: Clyde Gunderson, Bombardier: Walter Koch, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tony Schinner, Radio Operator: Leon Mecklenburg, Waist gunner: Rudie Blomseth, Waist gunner: Vernon Nelson (7 Prisoner of War); Navigator: John Thornhill thrown out on explosion, Ball turret gunner: Merle Willumsen direct hit on turret, Tail gunner: Tom Dowda shot out of tail (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d two engines then ship exploded, crashed Voltlage, 12 miles NE of Devern, Ger.[German records give crash site as Sudmerzen]. Missing Air Crew Report 2370. SACK TIME CHARLIE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39549396
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11096107
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19112810
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-812007
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39202293
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 10 February 1944 |