42-97520 Peg-O-My-Heart
Delivered Cheyenne 9/12/43; Gr Island 30/12/43; Presque Is 20/1/44; Assigned 525BS/379BG Kimbolton 29/1/44; Co-pilot: Jerome Bowers (Killed in Action), p-Paul Breeding Wounded in Action 20/2/44;
Missing in Action Oschersleben 22/2/44 with Sanderson Sloane, Co-pilot: Hartley Seymour, Navigator: Jim Leary, Bombardier: Don Makins, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Louis Courtney, Radio Operator: Ed Harke, Ball turret gunner: Rich Spens, Waist gunner: Francis Chard, Tail gunner: Cletis Campbell (9 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Bob Kritzer (Prisoner of War); flak, crashed woods near Schlebusch, Lippmanstraase, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2881.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 22 February 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Transferred information from duplicate record. Nickname provided by the granddaughter of one of the crew.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2881 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database