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Delivered Long Beach 23/9/43; Gr Island 6/10/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-K] Rougham 27/11/43; Missing in Action Munster 11/11/43 with Bob O’Hara, Co-pilot: John Wolf, Navigator: Bob Combsbody not recovered, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herman Jeschke, Ball turret gunner: John Petrus, Waist gunner: Don Savage, Waist gunner: Ray Hicklin (7 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Bob Becker, Radio Operator: Ed Goldstein,Tail gunner: John Czwak (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed in water near Numansdorp, 12 miles S of Rotterdam, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 1067.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-800230
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 11 November 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1067 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database