42-102435 Double Wallop
388th BG - 562nd BS
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B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
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Delivered Cheyenne 3/3/44; Dorval 10/3/44; Assigned RAF [HB784]; transferred USAAF 31/3/44; Assigned 562BS/388BG [B] Knettishall 1/7/44; Missing in Action Munich 31/7/44 with Jim Crider, Co-pilot: Fred Gordon, (no Nav), Bombardier: Bill Stewart, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Young, Radio Operator: Ed Levy, Ball turret gunner: Albt South, Waist gunner: John Kreitzman, Tail gunner: Gene Johnson (8 INT); flak, crashed Legau, S of Memmingen, Ger, close to Swiss border. Missing Air Crew Report 7746.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 3 March 1944 | |
Assigned |
Dorval, QC, Canada | 10 March 1944 | Assigned to RAF with Serial #HB784 |
Assigned |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 1 July 1944 | USAAF 388 BG 562 BS |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
87764 Legau, Germany | 31 July 1944 | Hit on a raid to Munich, turned south to try and make Switzerland. |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Information sent by Dick Read relating to Arthur M. Read and the 388th Bomb Group. (From 'The 388th At War' by Ed Huntzinger).
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7746 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database