Delivered Long Beach 6/8/43; Denver 14/8/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-N] Thurleigh 18/9/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Doug White, Pilot: Emil Rasmussen, Co- Pilot: Carl Alexander, Navigator: George Toney, Bombardier/Toggler: Gus Riecke, Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Francis Pulliam, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Earnest, L Waist gunner: Charles Adams, R Waist Gunner: Walt Sherrill, Tail Gunner: (9 Killed in Action): Joe Bocelli, Radio Operator (Bailed out taken Prisoner of War); Last seen at 1400 on 14 Oct 43 (Black Thursday) with severe horizontal stabilizer damage from being attacked by enemy aircraft and exploded, broke in half at radio room, crashed 40 minutes from target which was the ball bearing plants at Schweinfurt, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 823.