44-6171 Cutie On Duty

Delivered Tulsa 19/5/44; Kearney 29/5/44; Grenier 5/6/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG [L] Knettishall 11/6/44; Missing in Action Peenemunde 25/8/44 with Leon Sutton (went down with ship), Navigator: George Healey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walt Midget (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Harland Thompson, Bombardier: Harry Fisher, Radio Operator: Dick Bing, Ball turret gunner: Emerson Coleman, Waist gunner: Joe Camarda, Tail gunner: Fred Bernjus (6 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Woserow, SE of Anklam, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8286. CUTIE ON DUTY.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Fred J Bernjus

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6861420
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Richard L Bing

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36744536
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Joseph John Camarda

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39291582
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Emerson D Coleman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11140820
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Harold N Fisher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-772037
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 25 August 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected a typo in the A/C "Description" - "Camarda" was misspelled.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.

 

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8286 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database