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Delivered Dallas 14/5/43; Gore 15/5/43; Love 15/6/43; Rapid City 19/6/43; Geiger 22/6/43; Gd Isle 30/6/43; Dallas 7/7/43; Kearney 23/7/43; Dow Fd 26/7/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-T] Thorpe Abbotts 26/7/43; Missing in Action Regensburg 17/8/43 with Tom Hummel, Co-pilot: Mike DoroskiWounded in Action, Navigator: Archie Depew, Bombardier: Norman Brewster, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Nelson Gunnar, Radio Operator: Don Meeker, Ball turret gunner: Gordon Williams, Tail gunner: Francis Stafford (8 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Ken O’Connor, Waist gunner: Dick Bowler (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d #2 which caught fire, crashed Schorsheim, nine miles S of Mainz, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 681.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-737958
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 17 August 1943 |