44-8328
Delivered Kearney 10/8/44; Ogden 13/8/44; Grenier 20/8/44; Assigned 391BS/34BG Mendlesham 22/8/44; 18BS; Missing in Action Merseburg 7/10/44 with Warren Kiley, Navigator: Harry Steiner, Bombardier: Ken Covington, Waist gunner: Omer Mongeon, Ball turret gunner: Bill Barry (6 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Dave Bailey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Frick,Tail gunner: Fred Dyer, Radio Operator: Leo Curtin (4 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Merseburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9341.
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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: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20802910 / O-817373
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20223488
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13065178 / O-697723
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34706383
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32488801
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
Kearney AAF. NE | 10 August 1944 | Delivered Kearney AAF 10-Aug-44. |
|
Assigned |
Mendlesham UK | 22 August 1944 | Assigned 391BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. |
|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Merseburg, Germany | 7 October 1944 - 7 October 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg 7-Oct-44; Hit by flak severing fuselage. 5 x POW, 4 x KIA MACR 9341 |
|
Manufactured |
Burbank, CA | Built at Vega. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9341 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database