42-6096 Onda Ball

media-19702.jpeg UPL 19702 Harvey "Bill" Miller (back, third from right)

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Object Number - UPL 19702 - Harvey "Bill" Miller (back, third from right)

Delivered Long Beach 20/7/43; Cheyenne 23/7/43; Gr Island 3/9/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-W] Polebrook 22/9/43; 4m Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Oliver Crismon, Co-pilot: Malcolm Higgins, Navigator: Walt Moriarty, Bombardier: Jim Billett, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Theo Riever, Radio Operator: Hardy Jones, Ball turret gunner: Ernie Chambers, Waist gunner: Harvey Miller, Waist gunner: Granville, Brown, Tail gunner: Bill Pickett (9 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Granville Brown (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, caught fire & exploded, crashed Schweinfurt. Missing Air Crew Report 1036. ONDA BALL.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

People

Theodore N Biever

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

James D Billett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Granville R Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Ernest W Chambers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Oliver W Crimson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 14 October 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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Contributorphil marchese
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AAM Image
FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945

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Contributormtyaworski
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Internet

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1036 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 19702 - Harvey "Bill" Miller (back, third from right)