42-39954 Paper Doll
452nd Bomb Group Assoc.
Object Number - UPL 21691
Delivered Long Beach 18/10/43; Walla Walla 10/11/43; Assigned 728BS/452NG Deopham Green 3/1/44; Missing in Action Saarbrucken 23/3/44 with Lascellis Yates, Co-pilot: Leo Meyers, Navigator: Lou Openham, Bombardier: Doyle McDonald, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albt Fritz, Radio Operator: Vencel Gordon, Ball turret gunner: Teddy Weatherford, Waist gunner: Francis Bufkin, Waist gunner: Bob Franko,Tail gunner: John ZerkleWounded in Action (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KO’d #2 & set fire to bomb bay, crashed in bog between Wagenfeld & Oppenwehe, 19 miles W of Hanover, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3344. PAPER DOLL.
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T193185
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 23 March 1944 |
