43-38904
Delivered Hunter 7/10/44; Dow Fd 16/10/44; Assigned 751BS/457BG Glatton 19/10/44; Missing in Action Harburg 6/11/44 with Ed McGroarty, Co-pilot: Bob Botwright, Navigator: Jack Gray, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Henry McLeroy, Radio Operator: Angelo DiCamillo, Ball turret gunner: Jim Reddie, Waist gunner: Frank Mueller,Tail gunner: Ray Francis (8 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Clyde Decker (Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Rotenburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10343.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32950669
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 6 November 1944 |
Revisions
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Sources
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10343 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database