43-38233 Sweet and Lovely
Delivered Cheyenne 11/7/44; Kearney 19/7/44; Dow Fd 1/8/44; Assigned 549BS/385BG [XA- ] Gt Ashfield 5/8/44; on mission 27/9/44 with W.K. Kelley (8 Returned to Duty); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Gielow (Killed in Action)), p landed in Belgium and ret base later; Missing in Action Darmstadt 24/12/44 with Larry Vogt, Jim Anding, Vic Hammond, Roy Capwell, Harry Sevick, Dick Rudd, Cliff Canterberry, Bill Johnson (8 Killed in Action); Calvin Rhodes (Prisoner of War); flak, mid air coll with 43-37893 (385BG); crashed Namur, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 11113.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 24 December 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11113 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database