42-38033 Man OWar
Object Number - UPL 64217 - B-17 42-38033 "Man O' War"
Delivered Cheyenne 19/11/43; Grand Island 15/12/43; Presque Is 21/12/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-M] Deenethorpe 6/1/44. Missing in Action Frankfurt 20 March 1944 with Pilot John A. Dunaway, Co-pilot: Henry Kane, Radio Operator: Francis J. Mastronardi, Ball turret gunner: Walter R. Rusch (4 Prisoner of War). Bombardier: Theodore J. Krol, Right Waist gunner: John Katsaros (2 evaded capture). Navigator: William G. Mock Jr (killed by German fighters while parachuting down), Flight engineer/Top Turret gunner: Harry C. Horst Jr, Tail gunner: Marvin H. Benz (3 Killed in Action). Left Waist gunner: John W. Crowley (died of wounds on 22 March 1944 in a military hospital in Rheims-DOW). Enemy aircraft, crashed near Breuil, 20km NW of Rheims, France. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 3332.
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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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735233
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator / Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37231127
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34601869
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-745054
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33289777
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Presque Isle Army Airfield : Presque Isle Air Force Base : Presque Isle International Airport : PIAAF
Missions
- Date: 20 March 1944
- Date: 18 March 1944
- Date: 6 March 1944
- Date: 3 March 1944
- Date: 2 March 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Breuil, France | 20 March 1944 | shot down by enemy aircraft |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3332 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
