42-31828 Junkers Joy
452nd Bomb Group Assoc.
Delivered Cheyenne 29/12/43; Gr Island 15/1/44; Presque Is 20/2/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-Q] Podington 2/3/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 11/9/44 with Bill Kannapinn, Co-pilot: James Madison Morris Jr, Navigator: Dick Pfeiffer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Bansept, Radio Operator: Alton Furbish (5 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Jim Harp, Ball turret gunner: John Pantano, Waist gunner: Jack Rose,Tail gunner: Edgar Walter (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Schwittersdorf, NE of Lutherstadt Eisleben, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8884. JUNKERS JOY.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34891684
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 1 May 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
11 September 1944 |
Revisions
Jim Morris was changed to James Madison Morris Jr his correct name
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8884 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database