42-5886 The Jolly Roger
Object Number - UPL 72456 - B-17 42-5886 'The Jolly Roger'
Delivered Long Beach 21/4/43; Denver 5/3/43; Kearney 30/5/43; Assigned 548BS/385BG [GX-D] Gt Ashfield 24/6/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with Paul Sommers, Co-pilot: Herb Brown, Navigator: Hugh McClatchey, Radio Operator: Olin Wieneke, Waist gunner: Parker Crabtree, Tail gunner: Joe Schreppel (6 Killed in Action);
Bombardier: Henry Walker, Ball turret gunner: Jim Brown, Waist gunner: Larry Stokes (3 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bruno Gallerini (evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crash landed a mile from Woensdrecht a/fd, on the Holl/Bel. Border. Missing Air Crew Report 387A. THE JOLLY ROGER.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37202639
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793450
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Eighth Air Force 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34382203
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16055804
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
17 August 1943 |
Revisions
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 387 A / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database