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Delivered Denver 25/3/43; Cheyenne 30/3/43; Smoky Hill 4/4/43; Dow Fd 12/4/43; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-E] Alconbury 25/4/43; then 327BS [UX-B]; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with John Booker, Co-pilot: Jim McAvoy, Navigator: John Bradley, Bombardier: Chas Bennett, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wayne Licher, Radio Operator: Porfirio Garcia, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Richardson, Waist gunner: Gene Simpson, Waist gunner: John Hancock,Tail gunner: Ray Cupp (10 Returned to Duty); flak, ditched North Sea, all rescued.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18057124
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator, Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 739819
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot; Gunner

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Sources

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