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Delivered Cheyenne 7/10/43; Grand Island 1/11/43; Dallas 6/11/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO- ] Thurleigh 14/12/43; Missing in Action Augsburg 25/2/44 with Jim Coleman, Co-pilot: Oscar Bourn, Bombardier: Clinton Snyder, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rex Hayes, Radio Operator: Calvin Garrison, Ball turret gunner: Phillip Vaught, Waist gunner: Bill Wiersma, Waist gunner: Joe Buckley, Tail gunner: Fred Organ (9 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Louis Rodriguez (EVD, but INT Switz); enemy aircraft, crashed La Francheville, two miles SW of Charleville, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 2768. TOP HAT.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33264077
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-462257
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16051593
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Bombardier; Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18216787
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 25 February 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2768 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database