42-97542 City of Savannah
388th BG - 563rd BS
The men in the photo are unidentified 388th Bomb Group collection
Delivered Denver 16/12/43; Rochester 11/1/44; Langley 13/1/44; Assigned 482BG (H2X) Alconbury 25/1/44; transferred 413BS/96BG [MZ-B] Snetterton 26/1/44; 563BS/388BG Knettishall 27/1/44; Missing in Action Chemnitz 5/3/45 with Ralph Kittle, John Watkins, Irwin Boxer, Lloyd Sanford, Salvaged Genco, Ray Kudla, Bob Jones (7 Prisoner of War); Bob Warren (Killed in Action); John Rutt (evaded capture); flak, crashed Kraslice, Czecho. Missing Air Crew Report 12926. CITY OF SAVANNAH.
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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: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19087856
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Togglier/Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12177287
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12159739
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747209
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group Headquarters (388th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-396383
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Group Commanding Officer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Denver, CO | 16 December 1943 | |
Assigned |
Knettishall Airfield, UK | 27 January 1944 | 388BG 563BS |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Kraslice, Czech Republic | 5 March 1945 |
Revisions
B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
http://www.388bg.com/servlet/Controller?pageType=photoImage&id=388-P-A-…
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12926 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database