43-37510
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UPL 55408
B-17 43-37510. 401st Bomb Group, 612th Bomb Squadron.
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Delivered Cheyenne 25/4/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 24/5/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-T] Deenethorpe 10/6/44; Missing in Action Cauvincourt 8/8/44 with Capt Frank Ball, Co-pilot: Lt Col Jere Maupin, Navigator: R.W. Marshall, Bombardier: W.T. Kemp, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: G.H. Cooper, obs-Lt W. Anderson (6 Returned to Duty); Radio Operator: E.D. Scott, Ball turret gunner: E.T. Kreisel, Waist gunner: John Burgard, Tail gunner: Irving Stewart (4 Killed in Action); flak hit started fire, crashed Culey-le-Patry NE of Vire, Fr; Salvaged.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39043497
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
14190 Cauvicourt, France | 8 August 1944 | |
Crashed |
14220 Culey-le-Patry, France | 8 August 1944 |