44-8046
Delivered Tulsa 22/5/44; Dallas 10/6/44; Langley 6/7/44; Dow Fd 2/8/44; Assigned 351BG Polebrook 22/8/44; transferred 750BS/457BG [N] Glatton 24/8/44; Missing in Action Politz 7/10/44 with Capt Alf Fischer, Bombardier: Capt Henry Loades, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Koehler, Radio Operator: Ancil Sheperd, pass-Maj Gordon Haggard,Tail gunner: Lt Ed McNeal (6 Killed in Action); Col Jim Luper, Maj Norman Kriehn, Lt Bill Morrow Ex nav, John Derling, radar/nav-Lt Fred Asbell (5 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d two engines, dropped out and disintegrated on way down to crash in Stettin Bay, Politz; Missing Air Crew Report 9767.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-435083
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-724247
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group Headquarters Squadron (457th Bomb Group)
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot / Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-819409
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Stettin Bay | 7 October 1944 | Crashed in Stettin Bay. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9767 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database