42-30359 Rikki Tikki Tavi

media-39683.jpeg UPL 39683 B-17F 42-30359 96th BG/339th BS (QJ-D) in Tunisia, late 1943. Mark Brown Collection

Mark Brown Collection

Object Number - UPL 39683 - B-17F 42-30359 96th BG/339th BS (QJ-D) in Tunisia, late 1943.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/5/43; Gore 1/6/43; Smoky Hill 2/6/43; Gr Isle 3/6/43; Dow Fd 25/6/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-D] Snetterton 27/6/43; Missing in Action Bremen 29/11/43 with Linwood Langley, Co-pilot: Berline Cipresso, Bombardier: Don Curtis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walt Reed, Radio Operator: Sam Amatulli, Ball turret gunner: Wilbert Provost, Waist gunner: Anderson King, Waist gunner: Edmund Swedo (8 Killed in Action); Navigator: Jesse Orrison, Tail gunner: Gene Moranstill in tail wreckage (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed near Syke, 12 miles S of Bremen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1392.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Samuel S Amatulli

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32435292
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner

Berline Cipresso

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-680407
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Donald M Curtis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-744302
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Anderson M King

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18160058
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Linwood D Langley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-737437
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 29 November 1943

Revisions

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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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Grandson of SSgt. E. Moran

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Grandson of SSgt. E. Moran

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Grandson of SSgt. E. Moran

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1392 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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