42-3330
Delivered Denver 17/5/43; Dow Fd 11/6/43; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-N] Grafton Underwood 27/6/43; Missing in Action Villacoublay 14 July 1943 with Pilot James S. Munday (Wounded in Action); Radio Operator: Edward C. Ruby; Left Waist gunner: Francis M. Green; Right Waist gunner: Joseph S. Woodstock; Tail gunner: George F. Blackwell (5 evaded capture). Co-pilot: Frederick T. Marston (evaded for a time but turned over to Gestapo with other US crewmen from another group); Navigator: Billy J. Lansford; Bombardier: Robert L. Olson; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: James E. Miles; Ball turret gunner: Lloyd E. Johnson (5 Prisoners of War). Crash-landed near Les Essarts-Le-Roi, South of Versailles, France. No MACR.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33212942
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37225023 (and later 16032456)
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37203355
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18083636 and O-670142
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12012450 and O-736542
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Missions
- Date: 14 July 1943
- Date: 10 July 1943
- Date: 4 July 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
14 July 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / E&E 104 / E&E 105 / E&E 108 / E&E 96 / E&E 97 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database