44-6124
Delivered Tulsa 8/5/44; Hunter 17/5/44; Dow Fd 30/5/44; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-B] Molesworth 19/6/44; Missing in Action Osnabruck 26/9/44 with Paul Bennett, Navigator: Elwin Lane, Ball turret gunner: Chas Jones (3KIA-killed by groundfire in descent); Co-pilot: Lloyd Goff, Bombardier: Bill Singular, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edmund Gonshor, Radio Operator: Gerald Shulan, Waist gunner: Leroy Marucco,Tail gunner: Chas Essig (6 Prisoner of War); flak hit between #1 & #2, crashed Voxtrup, SE of Osnabruck, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9403.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36832013
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O705499
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 26 September 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9403 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database