42-107085 Little Chum
Delivered Tulsa 16/2/44; Kearney 24/2/44; Presque Is 10/3/44; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 13/3/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg 12/9/44 with Gene Creagh (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Capt Lucian Taylor, Navigator: Don Nicholson, Bombardier: Mitch Boumkana, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Deitzler, Radio Operator: Stan YaskiewiczWounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: Bob Scanlon, foto-John O’Flarity, Waist gunner: George Wilkinson,Tail gunner: Paul Breitenstine (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed St Andreasberg, SE of Goslar, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8908. LITTLE CHUM.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 12 September 1944 |