42-30213 Lil One
B-17F-90-BO #42-30212 "Lil' One" Code: H Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 29/4/43; Gore 9/5/43; Sioux City 10/5/43; Smoky Hill 11/6/43; Dow Fd 15/6/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 1/6/43; crashed on take off for Bremen after encountering mechanical problems 13/11/43 with Bob Simons, Co-pilot: Alvin Marcus, Navigator: Bob Gudgel, Bombardier: John Pond, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ira Mooney, Radio Operator: Erwin Rehder Wounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: Tony Giangreco, Waist gunner: Bill Thompson, Waist gunner: Bob Pardue, Tail gunner: Chas Hash (10 Returned to Duty); crash landed East Wretham, Nfk; UK. Salvaged. LI'L ONE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733729
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16099557
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-740962
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38113217
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 24 August 1943
- Date: 19 August 1943
- Date: 12 August 1943
- Date: 30 July 1943
- Date: 29 July 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 29 April 1943 | |
Assigned |
1 June 1943 | 388 BG 562 BS | |
Other First 388th BG Mission |
Amsterdam, Netherlands | 17 July 1943 | |
Crashed |
Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK | 13 November 1943 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
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B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database