42-30826 Short Stuff
Delivered Dallas 4/8/43; Gore 5/8/43; Dallas 8/8/43; Dalhart 17/8/43; Gr Isle 3/9/43; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-R] Framlingham 10/9/43; Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with Capt Bob Short, Co-pilot: Bud Hinckley, Bombardier: Norton Stolair, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frank Becay, Radio Operator: Don Lowrie, Waist gunner: Gene Runser, Waist gunner: Don Armstrong, obs-Joe Easley (8 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Hal Hughes, Ball turret gunner: Dick Grace,Tail gunner: Bill Esslestine (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Stadtbaumer Farm, on Schiffahter Damm, ten miles NE of Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 863. SHORT STUFF.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 10 October 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 863 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database