42-31593 Carrie B
Delivered Cheyenne 25/11/43; Spokane 26/11/43; Geiger 2/12/43; Gt Falls 5/12/43; Kearney 16/12/43; Madison, WI 3/1/44; Rome 4/1/44; Presque Is 8/1/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-L] Deenethorpe 1/2/44; Missing in Action Pas de Calais 20/4/44 with Frank Daughtery, Bombardier: Rito Arellano, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Jones, Radio Operator: Joe Pavloski, Ball turret gunner: Pat Leffler, Waist gunner: Bill Williams, Waist gunner: Larry Skehan,Tail gunner: Jerome Nelson (8 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Bill Maher, Navigator: Dennis Beach (2 Prisoner of War); flak KOd #3 and #4 on fire, exploded in mid-air, crashed Pont Remy, five miles SE of Abbeville, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 4054. CARRIE B.
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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: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Missions
- Date: 20 April 1944
- Date: 4 February 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 1 February 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4054 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database