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Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/44; Kearney 14/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG [CQ-Q] Rattlesden 30/4/44; Missing in Action Bohlen 29/6/44 with Dugald Leitch, Co-pilot: Bob Johnson, Navigator: Colin Gerrells, Bombardier: Walt Woodmansee, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wilf Corey, Radio Operator: Berton Swift, Ball turret gunner: Jim Williams, Waist gunner: Melvin Steele, Waist gunner: Everett Huso, Tail gunner: Russ Unverzagt (10 Prisoners of War); flak KOd #3 & #4, crashed Genthin, 16 miles N of Burg, near Magdeburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 6729.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13133678
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner / Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 15 June 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
29 June 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words “Tail gunner” in the A/C “Description” section.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 6729 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database