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Object Number - UPL 28276
Delivered Denver 28/12/43; Kearney 14/1/44; Presque Is 29/1/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY- ] Podington 5/2/44; Missing in Action Achmer 21/2/44 with Ralph Skoubo, Co-pilot: Bill Campbell, Navigator: Rich Baker, Bombardier: Bill Corretti, Radio Operator: Russ Kennedy, Ball turret gunner: Hal Poe, Waist gunner: Jim Dively, Waist gunner: Chas Thorburn,Tail gunner: John Sherrets (9 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Hewitt (KIA-baled out in sea & drowned); enemy aircraft, crashed three miles NW of Ostend, Bel; Missing Air Crew Report 2855.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Hollland | 21 February 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2855 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database