42-31997
Delivered Cheyenne 12/1/44; Lt Rock 23/1/44; Savannah 25/1/44; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-F] Molesworth 22/2/44; Missing in Action Hamburg (25m) 20/6/44 with John Parker, Co-pilot: John Anderson, Navigator: Norman Lacey, Bombardier: Granville Pence, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Claudia Wall, Radio Operator: Charles Grace, Ball turret gunner: Sam Rhyne, Waist gunner: John Fox,Tail gunner: Joe Szczudlo (9 Prisoner of War); flak KOd two engines, crash landed near Piekas/Nordholz, 13 miles SW of Cuxhaven, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5985.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-618799
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33586773
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35542225
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 20 June 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5985 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database