42-3230 Yankee Powerhouse II : Mary Kathleen
384th BG - 545th BS - 8th AF
384th Bomb Group collection
Delivered Cheyenne 3/4/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-U] Grafton Underwood 29/5/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with Drewry Wofford, Co-pilot: Bob Palton, Navigator: Malcolm McDonald, Bombardier: George Kyriakopoulous, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Dvorshek, Radio Operator: Harvey Wiegand, Ball turret gunner: Morris Merrifield, Waist gunner: Paul Carter, Waist gunner: Joe Barrett,Tail gunner: Henry Reher (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Weiler, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 293. MARY KATHLEEN aka YANKEE POWERHOUSE II.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34124122
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-743077
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37280903
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-729511
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 3 April 1943 - 23 May 1943 | For modification |
Delivered |
Bangor, ME , USA | 23 May 1943 - 29 May 1943 | For move to England |
Assigned |
Grafton Underwood Airfield, UK | 29 May 1943 - 17 August 1943 | 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron |
Crashed |
Weiler, Rottenburg, Germany | 17 August 1943 - 17 August 1943 | MIA on mission to Schweinfurt. Shot down by enemy aircraft. MACR 293 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 293 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database