41-29259 Little Mike
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UPL 13937
B-24H-10-CF, serial number 41-29259. Standing (l-r) Paul Darden copilot; Lee Russell Gulley, pilot; Robert Ronaldes, bombardier; Myron Abel, navigator; Kenneth Kropf, gunner; kneeling (l-r) Joseph Godek, gunner; Harry Buckel, gunner; Gino Bartolino, radio operator; Arthur Pinkerton, engineer; Michael Guirre, gunner
Connected up to airmen's records from information in the caption.
Assigned to 734BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Collided with B-24 42-95171 21-Jul-44 and crashed near Darmsheim, Germany with Cowgill crew, 6 x crew KIA, 3 x POW; MACR 7252.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32767945
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18148306
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-712356
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-717002
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Darmsheim, Germany | 21 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Crashed Darmsheim, Germany |
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Sources
MACR 7252 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database