42-39952
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UPL 31164
A/C 42-39952 & 42-39938 MACR 2196 & 2197
Grand Nephew
Delivered Long Beach 15/10/43; Gr Island 31/10/43; Assigned 551BS/385BG Gt Ashfield 27/11/43; Missing in Action Wilhelmshafen 3/2/44 with Bob Morse, Co-pilot: Van Watson, Navigator: Bruce DeMar, Bombardier: Paul Kite, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Bretschneider, Radio Operator: Dawson Wilson, Ball turret gunner: Thelton Britt, Waist gunner: Vito DiSabato, Waist gunner: Bob Smart,Tail gunner: Jesse Morrell (10 Killed in Action); mid-air coll with 42-39938 (385BG); crashed North Sea, off Texel, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 2196.
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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 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19036033 on enlistment, O-735978
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Group Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31169888
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
English Channel | 3 February 1944 |