42-102448 Mexican Hay Ride
Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Grenier 2/4/44; Assigned 545Bomb Squadron/384Bomb Group, Squadron Code [JD-P] Grafton Underwood on 15/4/44; Missing in Action Berlin 29/4/44 with Pilot James Andrew "Jim" Bouvier, Co-pilot: Robert Green, Navigator: Harry Gantert, Bombardier: Louis Silk, Radio Operator: Ralph Andrews, Ball turret gunner: William Neal, Waist gunner: Jack King, Waist gunner: John Jones, Tail gunner: Robert William Morgan (9 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Casimir Wagner (KIA - shot by ME109 on way down); enemy aircraft, crashed Stackelitz, nine miles NW of Coswig-Anhalt, 37 miles SW of Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4242.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37651589
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15334667
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39130152
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-754981
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16141960
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 29 April 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4242 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database