42-97693
Delivered Denver 31/1/44; 1SAG Langley 18/2/44; Dow Fd 21/4/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG Snetterton 22/4/44; Missing in Action Beauont Afd, Fr 11/6/44 with Harry Wilcox, Co-pilot: Don Smith, Navigator: Glenn Read, Bombardier: Bob Gershon, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leland Glover, Radio Operator: Tom Smith, m/op-Lt Glen Fister, Waist gunner: Richmond Reed, obs-Chas Rogers, miss pilot-Capt Jim Stratton (11 Killed in Service);Tail gunner: Adonal Hudson (POW- picked up by German Navy); shot down by flak from Guernsey, crashed three miles off Langenberg, W of Channel Is. Missing Air Crew Report 5624.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot; Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot, Mission
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-805880
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 11 June 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5624 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database