42-3180 Kiplings Error and Forget Me Not II
Delivered Cheyenne 11/3/43; Presque Is 2/5/43; Assigned 413BS/96BG Andrews Field KIPLING'S ERROR 3/5/43; transferred 535BS/381BG [MS-Y] Ridgewell 16/7/43; Missing in Action 12+m Anklam 9/10/43 with Herb Carqueville, Co-pilot: Bob Parsons, Navigator: Chas Smith, Bombardier: Tom Cunningham, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Kapustka, Radio Operator: Vito Geroulo, Ball turret gunner: Jim Embardo, Waist gunner: Elburn Greene, Tail gunner: Emery Horne, Waist gunner: Anthony Fox (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, ditched North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 888. FORGET ME NOT II.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32393057
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33350863
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 7008817
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36235728
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36149754
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 9 October 1943 |
Revisions
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey D Ward. Second Edition with Errata and Supplemental Information. Taylor Publishing. 1996. pages 20, 295
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 888 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database