42-97621
Delivered Denver 9/1/44; 1SAG Langley 22/1/44; Hendricks 26/2/44; Presque Is 28/2/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-A] Thorpe Abbotts PFF 3/3/44; 349BS (XR-P); Missing in Action Merseburg 28/7/44 with Wesley Stansbury, Co-pilot: John Baxter, Navigator: Bill Fischer, Bombardier: Dick Hawkins, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: G. W. Moxley, Radio Operator: Wesson Stetson, Ball turret gunner: Henry Inskeep, Waist gunner: Melvin Rogoff, Tail gunner: John Myers (9 Killed in Action); mid air collision with #42-32009 (96BG); crashed North Sea off Lowestoft, Sfk. Missing Air Crew Report 8173.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18192282
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
North Sea | 28 July 1944 |
Revisions
Corrected a typo in the A/C "Description" - "collision" was misspelled.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8173 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database