42-97219 Reuel's Revenge
Shot down 28 September 1944.
Lindsey Breckenridge
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31320776
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 28 September 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3776 / MACR 9378 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database