44-8207
388th BG - 563rd BS - 8th AF 388th Bomb Group collection
Delivered Dallas 10/7/44; Langley 5/8/44; Grenier 29/8/44; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 2/11/44; 563BS; battle damaged Hamburg 31/12/44 with Wayne Davis, Maj Bill Harrell, Fred Dearing, Bill Stafford, Ed Van Every, Orvil Gough, Earl Jasper, Lt Norman Isaacs radio nav, Jerry Janis, Lt Don Sachs tg (10 Prisoner of War); flak, ditched off Borkum, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11241.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-759250
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-756266
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 25 September 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Dallas, TX | 10 July 1944 | |
Assigned |
Knettishall Airfield, UK | 2 November 1944 | 388BG 562BS later transferred to the 563rd BS |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
North Sea near Borkum, Germany | 31 December 1944 | Ditched |
Revisions
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B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
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B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11241 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database