42-97219 Reuel's Revenge

Object Number - UPL 80614 - Reuel's revenge 388th bomb group Shot down 28 September 1944.

Delivered Cheyenne 8/2/44; Kearney 24/2/44; Grenier 12/3/44; Assigned 560BS/388BG [C] Knettishall 12/3/44; detailed Stuttgart 4/9/44 with Vic Olson, Bombardier: David Rosenthal (Killed in Action) rest OK; Missing in Action Merseburg 28/9/44 with Vic Olson (Killed in Action), Co-pilot: Francis Miller, Navigator: John Kern, Bombardier: Ben Spevack, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wilmer Breckenridge, Radio Operator: Theo Wilke, Ball turret gunner: John Wyman, Waist gunner: Chas Patterson, Tail gunner: Casimir Piatek (8 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #2 and killed p, crash landed Schafstadt, SW of Halle, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9378. REUEL'S REVENGE.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Reuel's revenge after being shot down in Germany.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33570889
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
Reuel's revenge after being shot down in Germany.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34622773
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Reuel's revenge after being shot down in Germany.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-709401
  • Highest Rank: Major General
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20745583 / O-747463
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Reuel's revenge after being shot down in Germany.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-819574
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 28 September 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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ContributorRayWells
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Changes to name details

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3776 / MACR 9378 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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