42-31137 Classy Chassy
388th BG - 563rd BS 388th Bomb Group collection
Delivered Cheyenne 24/9/43; Gr Island 7/10/43; Romulus 10/10/43; Assigned 563BS/388BG (W) Knettishall 14/10/43; Missing in Action Poznan 9/4/44 with Irving Abramowitz, Co-pilot: Bill Manifold, Navigator: Albt Buckley, Bombardier: Jan Begg, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Langston, Radio Operator: Leroy Neely, Ball turret gunner: Ernie Jones, Waist gunner: Paul Sorensen, Waist gunner: Larry Shroyer,Tail gunner: John Price (10INT); flak, force landed Kalmar, Sweden. Missing Air Crew Report 3654. Ret UK 11/7/45; Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 16/8/45; 4185 BU Independence 19/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. CLASSY CHASSY.
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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: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY | 24 September 1943 | |
Assigned |
Knettishall Airfield, UK | 14 October 1943 | 388BG 563BS |
Other Force Landed/Interned |
Kalmar, Sweden | 9 April 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3654 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database