42-3386 Marie Helena
Delivered Denver 1/6/43; Presque Is 7/8/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-H] Thorpe Abbotts 23/8/43; transferred to 350BS [LN-H]; Missing in Action Bremen 8/10/43 with Rich Gormley, Co-pilot: Ed Fox, Navigator: Pete Motta, Bombardier: Bill Heath, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jay McPhee, Radio Operator: Dale Von Seggern, Ball turret gunner: Don Hilton, Waist gunner: Bill Avery, Waist gunner: Chas Presley, Tail gunner: Clay Rife (10 Killed in Action), coll with FW190, crashed Bellingwolde, 28 miles E of Groningen, Holl.; Missing Air Crew Report 949. MARIE HELENA.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 8 October 1943 |