42-97330 Chug-a-lug iv

media-32827.jpeg UPL 32827 "A lone Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 381st Bomb Group wings its way to attack an enemy installation in Europe. As it floats majestically along over fleecy clouds it is not alone; there are more - many more - above, behind and in front of it."

- 42-97330 named "Chug-A-Lug" Assigned 535th BS, 381st BG.

Object Number - UPL 32827 - "A lone Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 381st Bomb Group wings its way to attack an enemy installation in Europe. As it floats majestically...

Delivered Cheyenne 19/2/44; Hunter 9/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-S] Ridgewell 24/4/44; Missing in Action 33+m Hamburg 6/11/44 with Julius Levitoff, tog-Joe Ward, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alf Kreutz, Radio Operator: Gil Menendez, Ball turret gunner: Carl Cates, Waist gunner: Tony Skrinski, Tail gunner: Bruce Hillard (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: John Champion, Navigator: Joe Byrnes (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Ochsenwaerder (Oortkatenweg 82), Hamburg – Germany (53°27'30"N / 10°6'25"E); Missing Air Crew Report 10154. CHUG-A-LUG IV.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13107457
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-776511
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17136739
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34436732
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 6 November 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.

Date
Contributorterveurn
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from MACR and photos

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10154 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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