42-97406
Delivered Cheyenne 26/2/44; Gr Island 17/3/44; Grenier 2/4/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG Snetterton 7/4/44; transferred 401BS/91BG [LL-D] Bassingbourn 12/4/44; Missing in Action Kassel 19/4/44 with John LaFontin, Co-pilot: Lynn Bostick, Waist gunner: Dan Harrington (3 Killed in Action); Navigator: Frank Keneley, Bombardier: Angelo Depeder, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sam Sommers, Radio Operator: Dan Abeles, Ball turret gunner: Don Schwab, Tail gunner: Ken Fiigen (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Rohrberg, a mile SW of Rohrig, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4047.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-746377
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32741038
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37212317
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 19 April 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4047 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database