42-97220 Kickapoo Joy Juice

media-21877.jpeg UPL 21877

452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

Object Number - UPL 21877

Delivered Cheyenne 8/2/44; Gr Island 23/2/44; Grenier 13/3/44; Assigned 550BS/385BG [SG-B] Gt Ashfield 15/3/44; transferred 728BS/452BG [9Z- ] Deopham Green 16/3/44; Missing in Action Berlin 8/5/44 with Howard Morehouse, Co-pilot: Jim Fitzpatrick, Navigator: Ed Plank, Bombardier: Herb Becker, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie Smith, Radio Operator: George Kelly Wounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: Delbert Fenton Wounded in Action, Waist gunner: Bill King, Waist gunner: Jim Clark Wounded in Action, Tail gunner: Dan Wilkerson (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft set left wing on fire, crashed E of Runingen, two miles S of Brunswick, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4589. KICKAPOO JOY JUICE.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

People

Placido B Andrade

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Herbert Wilhelm Becker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-727919
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

James E Clark

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20452119
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Delbert C Fenton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19172649
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

James Fitzpatrick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-692775
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

8 May 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the Words in the A/C "Nickname" field to aid readability.

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

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452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4589 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

42-97220: Gallery (2 items)

Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 452nd Bomb Group (nearest camera: 'B', serial number 42-97220) fly in formation. 'B' has lost the use of an engine.

Object number: FRE 8333 - Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 452nd Bomb...