43-38124 Kramp's Tramps

Delivered Cheyenne 28/6/44; Kearney 13/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-S] Thorpe Abbotts 21/7/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Clifton Williams, Ken Newkirk, Dick Williams, Alvin Petteys, Chas McGimley, Lee Carpenter (6 Killed in Action); Larry Ward, Jim Murphy, Roland Douglass (3 Prisoner of War); mid air coll with falling wreckage from 42-31066 (100BG), crashed Hamburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11363. KRAMP’S TRAMPS.

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Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Lee F Carpenter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Roland L Douglass

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Charles J McGinley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

James H Murphy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Kenneth Wayne Newkirk

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

31 December 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11363 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database