44-8566
Delivered Cheyenne 19/10/44; Hunter 17/11/44; Grenier 7/12/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [CC-C] Framlingham 9/12/44 as PFF; battle damaged Frankfurt 17/2/45 with Cassius Kennedy, Pete Stene, Joe Miller, Jim Hale, Manuel Jaime, Francis Wilson, Francis Wishart, Dick Gentille (8 Killed in Action); Lt Jim Keelan mickey op (Returned to Duty); fire in # 1 & 2 exploded 20m NW Ostend, Hol.; crashed English Channel. Missing Air Crew Report 12321.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2062686
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY | 19 October 1944 | |
|
Assigned |
Framlingham Airfield, UK | 9 December 1944 | |
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
English Channel | 17 February 1945 |
Revisions
B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
Personal Collection
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12321 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database