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Delivered Albuquerque Strategic Arms Depot 6-May 41; Hickham Field, HI 17-Oct-41; Assigned 93BS/19BG Ft Douglas, UT with J.A. Roberts, (? with J.W. Bleasdale) crash landed Lt Rock, AR 17-Jun-41; transferred Clark Field, PI 23-Oct-41 with Alvin Mueller, Jim Colovin, George Markovich, Bob Schlotte, Adolph Doucet, Clyde Anderson, Lewis Wise, John Biff, George McGee; Delivered Monte-Batchelor, Australia 17-Dec-41 with Earl Tash, Doug Kellar, Art Hoffman, Stitt, J. Sowa, A. Norgaard, Karlinger, J. Penney, Moody, Laza; to Malang, Java 2-Jan-42 with Tash; blown up by terrorists Parisian, Java 22-Feb-42. Salvaged. Never served in the UK.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6569621
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 29-May-2015. Added Block Number, manufacturer, nickname; edited description changed dates to military-style significations per "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" , Roger A. Freeman with David Osborne.