42-37954 Hank from Dixie, Paper Doll.

Delivered Denver 25/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned 729BS/452BG [M3- ] Deopham Green 3/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin 8/3/44 with Henry Wilson, Co-pilot: Jim Boren, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Henry Chaisson, Radio Operator: Gene Lutz, Ball turret gunner: Dick Gibson, Waist gunner: Gerald Elliott, Waist gunner: Gil Lucero,Tail gunner: Merland McDowell (8 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Frank Krezel, Bombardier: Bob Abrams (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Toeppel, two miles NW of Zerbst, SE of Magdeburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3192. PAPER DOLL aka HANK FROM DIXIE.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-751866
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 8 March 1944

Revisions

Date
Changes
Sources

Carolyn 'Cally' Boatwright

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3192 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database