43-37986
Delivered Cheyenne 13/6/44; Kearney 27/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-H] Polebrook 31/7/44; Missing in Action {10m} Brux 12/9/44 with Chas Schoenian, Co-pilot: Lovick Miller, Navigator: Bob Munn, Bombardier: John Watson{Wounded in Action}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Beavers (5 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Jesse Austin, Ball turret gunner: Tony Cappdona, Waist gunner: Joe Lohneis,Tail gunner: Bill Anderson (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d #3, crashed Proetzel, near Plauen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8895.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35791440
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 12 September 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8895 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database