42-3225 Widget, Chug-A-Lug Lulu
Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-V] Ridgewell 6/6/43 WIDGET with Loren Disbrow, Co-pilot: Allen Chapin, Navigator: Art Guertin, Bombardier: George Gaydos, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Otto Bruzewski, Tom Crowley, Bill Kiniklis, Ball turret gunner: Joe Walters, Waist gunner: Ernie King, Waist gunner: John Moulton;
Missing in Action 11+m Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with Loren Disbrow, Co-pilot: Allen Chapin, Navigator: Dave Jones, Bombardier: George Gaydos, Waist gunner: Ernie King, Waist gunner: John Moulton (6 Prisoners of War), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Otto Bruzewski, Radio Operator: Tom Moore, Ball turret gunner: Joe Walters, Tail gunner: Bill Kiniklis (4 evaded capture); enemy aircraft KO’d three engines, crashed Fexhe-Slins, near Tongeren, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 378. CHUG-A-LUG LULU.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-797117
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-797324
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17019789
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11032285
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33360602
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
Places
Missions
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lady
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Strato Sam (Toughest Crew That Ever Flew)
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Damfino
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 17 August 1943 |
Revisions
Changed association from 533rd Bomb Squadron to 535th Bomb Squadron as per MACR 378
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 378 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database