42-5084 Panhandle Dogie II
B-17F 42-5084 'Panhandle Dogie II" 91BG/323BS [OR- ] Bassingbourn 14-Dec-42. This is the second aicraft so named by the pilot. Delivered Tulsa 16-Sep-42; New Castle 10-Oct-42; Missing in Action St Nazaire 3-Jan-43 hit by intense flak, crashed off L’Herbaudiere, Isle de Noirmoutier, France. 9KIA 1POW Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 2286.
P 1Lt William M. Anderson, (KIA), CP 1Lt James L. Lee (KIA)
N 1Lt John H. Roten (POW); B 1Lt Lyle G. Karnath (KIA)
E/TTG TSgt Robert E. Marrer (KIA); RO TSgt Rex O. Barker (KIA)
BTG SSgt Lavern A. Senn (KIA); WG SSgt Anthony C. McCauley (KIA)
WG Sgt Richard Q. Flint (KIA); TG SSgt Herman Odegard (KIA)
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-789362
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36168719
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31218730
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-726909
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 3 January 1943
Revisions
Corrected Doggie to Dogie https://www.wimpolepast.org/323rd_memorial.asp
Lee Cunningham 8-Jan-2015. Added nickname, markings FTR event and map location per "The Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; made connections to place and mission within existing website data; Changed date nomenclature to military style signification; added crew position, rank, full proper name and disposition per MACR 2286.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15464 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database