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Delivered Long Beach 14/10/43; Assigned 365BS/305BG [XK- ] Chelveston 30/11/43; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with John Brown, Co-pilot: Sam Baxter, Navigator: Bill Kramer, Bombardier: Emmett Dohogne, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Cyril Burry, Radio Operator: Randolph Page, Ball turret gunner: Milford Rahn, Waist gunner: Leroy Moseby, Waist gunner: Bartholomew Synan,Tail gunner: John Doback (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed 19 Tornquiststraße, Hamburg; Missing Air Crew Report 5174.
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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: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Tornquiststraße, Hamburg | 24 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5174 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database