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Delivered Cheyenne 3/1/44; Gr Island 16/4/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-Q] Bassingbourn 24/2/44; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Doug Harding, Co-pilot: Leon Hosack, Navigator: Watson Grant, Bombardier: Walt Donahue, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Frawley, Radio Operator: Hubert Peterson, Ball turret gunner: Sam Orazio, Waist gunner: Wallace Beyer, Waist gunner: Jerry Bernasconi,Tail gunner: Chas Tedesco (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Ramstedt, 13 miles N of Magdeburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2900.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2900 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database