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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 7/7/44; Kearney 18/7/44; Grenier 3/8/44; Assigned 860BS/493BG Debach 3/4/44; Missing in Action Hamm 19/9/44 with Jake Laderman, Co-pilot: Walt Beriont, Navigator: Albt Wick, Bombardier: John Muzii, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Fox, Radio Operator: John Robbin, Ball turret gunner: Jim Cathcart, Waist gunner: Odell Bascom (8 Killed in Action);Tail gunner: Clarry Smith (Prisoner of War); flak, #3 exploded, then aircraft blew up going down, crashed Oberhilbersheim, SE of Bingen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10212.
Group
The 493rd Bomb Group was the last Eighth Air Force Group to become operational, flying their first combat mission from Debach, Suffolk, on D-Day, 6 June 1944. The Group was known as "the Fighting 493rd", named by their Commanding Officer Colonel Elbert...
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 493rd Bomb Group
flew with Lt Jacob Laderman crew. 18 combat missions flown. from original 493rd BG records Odell flew in various positions . shown as flight engineer or top turret on several missions , but primary role was as waist gunner.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 493rd Bomb Group
Shot down 19 September 1944 in AC #43-38209. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 493rd Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 19 September 1944
PH/ AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 493rd Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 19 September 1944
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 493rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 860BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action on 19-Sep-44 in B-17 43-38209. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10212
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 493rd Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 19 September 1944 in B-17 #4338209.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 493rd Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 19 September 1944 in AC #4338209
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 493rd Bomb Group
Shot down 19 September 1944 in B-17 #43-38209, Prisoner of War (POW).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 493rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 860BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action on 19-Sep-44 in B-17 43-38209. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10212
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
Military site : airfield
Debach was one of the last Eighth Air Force heavy bomber bases to be completed. It was built by the 820th Engineer Battalion (Aviation) between late '43 and early '44. Pronounced locally as 'Deb-idge', the base was built to a class A standard with...
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Failed to Return (FTR) | Germany | 19 September 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 18:41:26 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10212 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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