44-8712 Lonesome Polecat
Delivered Cheyenne 3/12/44; Hunter 15/12/44; Dow Fd 3/1/45; Assigned 833BS/486BG [4N-S] Sudbury 8/1/45 (last aircraft assgd to Grp); `13m` Missing in Action Grafenwohr 8/4/45 with Tom Hohmann, Bob Crain, Elwin Newell (3 Prisoner of War); Paul Loreen, Fernandi DeLuma, Bob Brown, Bill Schneider, Norman Robins `tg`, Lt Henry Bodzin `radar nav` (6 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Rehau, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13738. LONESOME POLECAT.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 8 April 1945 |
Revisions
See the official crew and mission list of Pilot Lt. Willis P. Smith at the 486th Bomb. Group web page at: http://www.486th.org/Photos/Crew2/SmithWP.htm
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 13738 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database