B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 16/3/44; Kearney 1/4/44; Grenier 1/4/44; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-O] Rougham 10/4/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Wesley Peterson, Edwin Rieser, Roland Slay (3 Prisoner of War); Nubar Garabodian, Joe Butcher, John Padget, Ed Wirtel, Joe Failla, Jim Azer (6 Killed in Action); flak & enemy aircraft, hit between #3 & #4, then exploded and crashed Merseburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10307. BOUNCIN' ANNIE.
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 | Ball Turret Gunner | 94th Bomb Group
Crashed at Merseburg in B-17 'Bounvin Annie' #42-102577, Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 94th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Merseburg in B-17 'Bounvin Annie' #42102577
Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator | 94th Bomb Group
Crashed at Merseburg in B-17 'Bounvin Annie' #42-102577, Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 94th Bomb Group
Crashed at Merseburg in B-17 'Bounvin Annie' #42-102577, Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 94th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Merseburg in B-17 'Bounvin Annie' 42-102577
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 94th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Merseburg on 11/2/44 in B-17 'Bounvin Annie' #42102577
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 94th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Merseburg on 11/2/44 in B-17 'Bounvin Annie' #42102577
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 94th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Merseburg on 11/2/44 in B-17 'Bounvin Annie' #42102577
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 94th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Merseburg in B-17 'Bounvin Annie' #42102577
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 | 2 November 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 18:40:10 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10307 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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