42-3559
Delivered Tulsa 30/7/43; Scott 28/9/43; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-K] Kimbolton 22/11/43; transferred 525BS [FR-K]; Missing in Action Leverkusen 1/12/43 with Chas Thomson, Co-pilot: Bill Stumpff, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Cropp, Ball turret gunner: Wally Kershner, Waist gunner: Don Fraser, Tail gunner: Russell Hatch (6 Prisoner of War), Navigator: Albt Scolnick, Bombardier: Clarry Smith, Radio Operator: Bob Kelker, Waist gunner: Larry Major (4 evaded capture); flak, crash landed Ambrieres-Les-Vallees, 25 miles N of Laval, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 1333.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 1 December 1943 |
Revisions
Added connection to 526th Bomb Squadron as per MACR 1333: https://www.fold3.com/image/28691380
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1333 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database