43-37518 Gini
Delivered Cheyenne 25/4/44; Kearney 9/5/44; Grenier 24/5/44; Assigned 751BS/457BG [O] Glatton 27/5/44; 749BS; Missing in Action Merseburg 28/9/44 with Harry Gay, Co-pilot: Earl Johnson, Navigator: Fabian Nordan, Bombardier: Carl Ulander, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Beck, Radio Operator: Don Anderson, Ball turret gunner: Art Rouseville, Waist gunner: McDee Thomas,Tail gunner: Fred Cogswell (9 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Dornstadt, S of Wolfenbuttel, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9768. GINI.
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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: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37477645
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31201011
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 28 September 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9768 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database