42-39918
Delivered Long Beach 8/10/43; Gr Island 8/11/43; Assigned 550BS/385BG Gt Ashfield 18/11/43; Missing in Action Pas de Calais 2/6/44 with Roger Schock, Bombardier: John Brenish, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Wesley, Radio Operator: Ray Flora, Waist gunner: Ralph Valvano,Tail gunner: Bernard Solomon (6 Prisoner of War); Melvin Curry (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Dick Ahlheim, Navigator: Emerson Branson, Ball turret gunner: Melvin Curry, Waist gunner: John Connolly (4 evaded capture); flak KOd #3, crashed Molineaux, NW of Elbeuf, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 5232.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 2 June 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5232 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database