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Delivered Denver 13/1/44; Gt Falls 14/1/44; Gr Island 24/1/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-X] Polebrook 29/2/44; Missing in Action 5m Oberpfaffenhofen 18/3/44 with Paul Martin (wia), Co-pilot: John Sinnott (chute failed), Navigator: Guy Lightfoot, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Lesko, Radio Operator: Mike Vargo, Ball turret gunner: Sterling Vermillion, Waist gunner: Chas Glebus, Waist gunner: Chas Meyer, Tail gunner: Fred Saucedo (9 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Fred DeRoever (Prisoner of War); Enemy aircraft on return, right wing knocked off, with most of crew trapped inside spinning a/c, crashed Uttenweiler-Hailtingen road, 26 miles SW of Ulm, Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 3236.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Frederick R DeRoever

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Charles Glebus

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11045893
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

George A Lesko

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6999313
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Guy A Lightfoot

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Paul Martin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Oberpfaffenhofen, 82234 Weßling, Germany 18 March 1944

Crashed

Ulm, Germany 18 March 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Corrected spelling of waist gunner's surname from 'Clebus' to 'Glebus':
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2554069/charles-glebus

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3236 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database