42-107095 Little bit
Delivered Tulsa 18/2/44; Gr Island 2/3/44; Grenier 3/4/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-F] Thorpe Abbotts 7/4/44; Missing in Action French A/Fds 5/6/44 with Mark Wilson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John McAuliffe, Radio Operator: Gene Sweeney, Ball turret gunner: Don Rohasek, Waist gunner: Bill Moreland, Waist gunner: Glover Nall, Tail gunner: Cecil Davis (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Don Roth, Navigator: John Johnson, Bombardier: Ralph Kroenke (3 Killed in Action); hit by ground rocket and veered into collision with #43-37591 (100BG); crashed Channel ten miles off Hardelot, S of Boulougne, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 5384.LITTLE BIT.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34362604
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16149982
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-818756
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12190208
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18071324 / O-746498
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Missions
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Tulsa AAF, OK | 18 February 1944 | Delivered Tulsa AAF 18-Feb-44. |
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Assigned |
Thorpe Abbotts, UK | 7 April 1944 | Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed |
English Channel | 5 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Abbeville with Wilson crew 5-Jun-44; mid air collision went down in English Channel. 7 x POW, 3 x KIA MACR 5384 |
|
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Douglas. |
Revisions
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5384 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database