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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Hunter 21/9/44; Dow Fd 2/10/44; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL-O] Rougham 15/10/44; Missing in Action Bremen 24/2/45 with Walter Tejan, Jim Sigler suffered severe civilian beating, Bill Gorringe, John Hudson, Jim Cain, Joe Arnone, Marvin Hanson (7 Prisoner of War); Tom Rittinger, Bob Allen (2 Killed in Action); sustained two flak hits in the belly, KO’d #2, crashed Bremen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12614. THE LAD.
Group
Activated 15 June 1942 at MacDill Field, Florida. Initial organization and training at Pendleton Field, Oregon on 29 June 1942. Primary flight training at Davis-Monthan Field in Arizona from 28 Aug. 42 to 31 Oct. 42; then at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas...
Squadron
Part of 94th Bomb Group.
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 94th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near Bremen on 24 Feb 45 in B-17 'The Lad' #4338796
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 94th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Bremen on 24 Feb 45 in B-17 'The Lad' #4338796
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 94th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near Bremen in B-17 'The Lad' #4338796
Military | Senior Master Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 94th Bomb Group
Crashed near Bremen on 24 Feb 45 in B-17 'The Lad' 43-38796, Prisoner of War (POW). Black March survivor.
Military | Lieutenant | Navigator | 94th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Bremen on 24 Feb 45 in B-17 'The Lad' #4338796
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner; Tail Gunner, Tail Gunner | 94th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Bremen on 24 Feb 45 in B-17 'The Lad' #4338796
Military | Lieutenant | Bombardier | 94th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Bremen on 24 Feb 45 in B-17 'The Lad' #4338796 He was shot down over Breman Germany in Air craft ser. number 43-58796 named ( The Lad ). Target Transportation hubs. was captured and imprisioned for 3 to 6 months. was...
Military | Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 94th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Bremen on 24 Feb 45 in B-17 'The Lad' #4338796
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 94th Bomb Group
Crashed near Bremen on 24 Feb 45 in B-17 'The Lad' #43-38796, Prisoner of War (POW).
Military site : airfield
The airfield was purpose-built for American bomb groups and as such had a 2,000 yard main runway that lain in concrete with a tarred and wood-chipped surface. The scale of bases such as this meant that very often the technical, administrative and...
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Failed to Return (FTR) | Germany | 24 February 1945 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 18:41:32 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12614 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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