44-8518
Delivered Hunter 3/10/44; Dow Fd 14/10/44;
Assigned 729BS/452BG Deopham Green [M3-F] 26/10/44;
Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 5/12/44 with Charles Wagoner, Co-pilot: Marshall Zidell, Navigator: Francis O’Keefe, Bombardier: Ed Sundahl, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Thurston Magnum, Ball turret gunner: Jim Raymer, Waist gunner: Louis Larson,Tail gunner: Ed Ward (8 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: Joe Norocos (Prisoner of War);
Mechanical fault, crashed Talgewilsten, west of Lingen, Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 11051.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35059116
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer, Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34829487
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 5 December 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Lingen, Germany | 5 December 1944 |