43-38558
Delivered Cheyenne 17/8/44; Lincoln 27/8/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 19/9/44; Missing in Action Munich 25/2/45 with Keith Farley, Ed Gillmeier, Virgil Bohm, Don Rohloff, John Giokaris (5 Killed in Action); Leon Klein, John Martin, Jack Richardson, John Elliott (4 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed English Garden, Munich, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 12718.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39920700
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39920700
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37678369
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Togglier/Nose Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
English Garden, 80805 München, Germany | 22 February 1945 | |
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 25 February 1945 |
Revisions
Corrected location of crash from Nuremburg to English Garden, Munich.
Source: MACR 12718, page 4
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12718 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database