43-38404

Delivered Cheyenne 29/7/44; Hunter 7/8/44; Dow Fd 30/8/44; Assigned 563BS/388BG [A] Knettishall 2/9/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 28/9/44 with Capt Julian Heimendinger, Bombardier: Harry Knight, Radio Operator: Bill Hutter, Ball turret gunner: John Reina, Waist gunner: Anton Sirmer,Tail gunner: Frank Pfrimmer, Maj Chas Maring {mission pilot} (7 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Quinton Gray, Navigator: Jack Edwards, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Vacho (3 Prisoner of War); mid air coll with 42-102953 (388 BG), crashed near Leuna oil refinery, Merseburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9377.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Jack Dean Edwards

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-703616
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Quinton E Gray

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Julian Louis Heimendinger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-754003
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William John Hutter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Harold F Knight

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-757527
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 28 September 1944

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9377 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database