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Delivered Cheyenne 3/1/44; Gr Island 16/1/44; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-R] Deenethorpe 22/3/44; Missing in Action Marienburg 9/4/44 with Bill Dawes, Co-pilot: John Pratt, Navigator: John Schuberg, Bombardier: Russ Van Noy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ollie Norell, Radio Operator: Walter Brown, Ball turret gunner: Lou LaFountain, Waist gunner: Arlyn Aronson, Waist gunner: Bill Mooney, Tail gunner: Ray Gentry (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft shot off nose, crashed Baltic Sea, six miles off Rugen Is, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3940.
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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 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Missions
- Date: 9 April 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 9 April 1944 |