42-37877 Popcorn Fort
Delivered Denver 28/9/43; Gr Island 20/10/43; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-K] Podington 20/1/44; Missing in Action Cottbus 29/5/44 with Pilot Harold B. Avery, Co-pilot: Edward F. Stapleton, Navigator: Jack Sorkin, Radio Operator: Donald E. Bennett (WIA), Waist gunner: Clarence Ackermann, Tail gunner: Donald D. Merrick (6 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Robert F. Stewart, (KIA) Flight engineer/top turret gunner: James H. McIlroy, (KIA) Ball turret gunner: Clem Dreyer, (KIA) (3 Killed in action); enemy aircraft set ship on fire, blew up and crashed Denzig, five miles SW of Kallies, E of Stettin, Poland; Missing Air Crew Report 5357. POPCORN FORT.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15325513
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-814584
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Kalisz Pomorski, Poland | 29 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5357 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database