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Delivered Cheyenne 25/8/44; Patterson 7/9/44; Hunter 15/9/44; Grenier 23/9/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 20/10/44; taxi accident with ground crew at Stansted 2/12/44; Missing in Action Frankfurt 17/2/45 with Bob Taylor, Bob Mount, Bill Tallant, Tom Walsh, Warren Hammond, Carl Kindelt, Bill Hartley, Wayne Logan, Bryce Grant {tg}, Bill Olson {photos} (10 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Wiesbaden, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12432. EASY DOES IT.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36899272
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 42012840
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19070162
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33515649
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12432 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database