42-30222 Lone Wolf
42-30222 B17F Lone Wolf
Delivered Cheyenne 30/4/43; Sioux City 11/5/43; Smoky Hill 12/6/43; Dow Fd 19/6/43; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 10/6/43; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Alf Kramer, Co-pilot: Arthur Swap, Bombardier: Bob Burnett, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Merle Martin, Radio Operator: Allen Priebe, Waist gunner: Bill Vickless, Waist gunner: Walt Soukup (7 evaded capture); Ball turret gunner: Joe Thomas,Tail gunner: Bill Chapman (2 Killed in Action); Navigator: Dick Bowman (Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Longsols, 12 miles NE of Troyes, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 3129. LONE WOLF. Shot down by Horst Sternberg (+13 black FW190)
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16019686
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner/Waist Gunner/Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36246275
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 6 September 1943 | Shot down by Horst Sternberg (+13 black FW190) |
Revisions
Beau Béte: The true story of a Royal Marine sniper assigned to Ian Fleming's WWII intelligence unit. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08R7XYHXW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabc_60BCBKV1…
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3129 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database