42-39826 Stubborn Jean

Delivered Long Beach 119/43; Scott 23/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-H] Deenethorpe 31/10/43; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 30/12/43 with Traian Neag, Navigator: Elmer Santos, Bombardier: Okey Deraimo, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Monzingo, Radio Operator: Bill Bardon, Ball turret gunner: Burt Purwin, Waist gunner: Ben Daszkiewicz, Waist gunner: Marvin Hill, Tail gunner: Jim Farrell (9 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: John England (Killed in Action); flak, crashed three miles E of Zierolshofen, eight miles E of Strasbourg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1678. STUBBORN JEAN.



Shot down by flak. This was the first ship of the 401st to be lost to enemy opposition. Aircraft was named after an acquaintance of Lt. Neags.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

William C Bardon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35666460
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Benjamin Daszkiewicz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 32214734
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Okey O DeRaimo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-679382
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

John P England

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

James E Farrell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35540649
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

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Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Ludwigshafen, Germany 30 December 1943

Crashed

Zierolshofen, 77694 Kehl, Germany 30 December 1943

Revisions

Date
Contributoracbernstein1
Changes
Sources

http://401bg.org/Main/History/Aircraft/Details.aspx?ID=39826

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Changed from 10 POW to 9 POW and 1 KIA. See sources in John P England's record.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1678 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database