42-30037
Delivered Cheyenne 2/4/43; Casper 4/4/43; Sioux City 13/4/43; Kearney 4/5/43; Dow Fd 24/5/43; Assigned 546BS/384BG [BK-F] Grafton Underwood 29/5/43; Missing in Action Villacoublay 26/6/43 with Lykes Henderson, Co-pilot: Paul Shinsky, Navigator: Claudius Belk, Bombardier: Andy Conway, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ivan Schultz, Radio Operator: Howie Baker, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Hemmick, Waist gunner: Harry McKnight, Waist gunner: George Smith, Tail gunner: Joe Lally (10 Prisoner of War); flak hits then enemy aircraft, crash landed Gouchaupre, nine miles E of Dieppe, Fr. No MACR.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16042061
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-795180
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734430
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16093121
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-389990
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Missions
- Date: 26 June 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
26 June 1943 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database