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Delivered Gt Falls 6/9/44; Lincoln 13/9/44; Grenier 19/9/44; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-B] Molesworth 20/9/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 21/11/44 with Peter Cureton, Stonewall Raley, Ben Dubois, Carl Ulrich, Don Bourlier, Joe Burford, Lew McCormick, Ervin Celichowski (8 Killed in Action); Jim Ellis (POW, wounded); flak, crashed Frankleben, GER; Missing Air Crew Report 11199.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15082640
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33428330
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-715326
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15080333 / O-678513
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

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Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Great Falls AAF, MT 6 September 1944 Delivered Great Falls AAF 6-Sep-44.

Assigned

Molesworth, UK 20 September 1944 Assigned 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Crashed

Frankleben, Germany 21 November 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg; flak hit, #3 on fire followed by #2, bombs salvoed 18,500ft crashed Frankleben, Germany; 21-Nov-44 1 x POW, 8 x KIA MACR 11199.

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA Built at Boeing.

Revisions

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MACR

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11199 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database