42-38034 Twat's It to You
Delivered Cheyenne 20/11/43; Kearney 4/12/43; Presque Is 19/12/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-E] Rougham 16/12/43; Missing in Action Munich 31/7/44 with Vic Lewis, Co-pilot: Phil Herendeen, Navigator: Ed Whiston, Bombardier: Harry Means, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Sprenger, Radio Operator: Calvin Hobbs, Ball turret gunner: Angelo Armato, Waist gunner: Mitch Frieberg,Tail gunner: John McCormick (9INT); some bombs failed to release, then #4 feathered, flak KO #1, force landed Dubendorf, Switz. Missing Air Crew Report 7740. TWAT’S IT TO YOU.
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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: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 31 July 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7740 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database