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Delivered Cheyenne 11/8/43; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-N] Polebrook 27/9/43; Missing in Action {2m} Anklam 9/10/43 with Lloyd Christman, Co-pilot: Jim Laird, Navigator: Eldred Hancy, Bombardier: John Hemm, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Commodore Sharp, Waist gunner: Jim White, Waist gunner: Bill Klink (7 Prisoner of War), Radio Operator: Dave Pressel, Ball turret gunner: John Butterbach,Tail gunner: Edmond Blais (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Hallig Hooge Island, SW of Sylt, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1035.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32478396
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-683237
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1943
- Date: 2 October 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 9 October 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1035 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database