42-107103 Marie Notre Dame

Delivered Tulsa 21/2/44; Gr Island 5/3/44; Grenier 18/4/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-A] Nuthampstead 5/5/44; (28m) Missing in Action Gaggennau, Ger 10/9/44 with Parke Wright, Navigator: Dave Flipse, Bombardier: Harry Eck, Waist gunner: Walt Miller (4 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Clinton Clifton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Trantham, Radio Operator: Lou Fontana, Ball turret gunner: Loren Liby,Tail gunner: Tom Wadleigh (5 Killed in Action); direct flak hit seconds before bombs away, crashed Bautzen, near Stuttgart-Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8918 (?8916). MARIE NOTRE DAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Clinton B Clifton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Harold L Eck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner

David E Flinnse

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Louis S Fontana

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Loren S Liby

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 10 September 1944

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8918 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database