42-29481
Delivered Cheyenne 20/12/42; Salina 7/2/43; Denver 27/2/43; Morrison 9/3/43; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-Y] Molesworth 6/4/43; Missing in Action Wilhelmshafen (Heligoland Is) 15/5/43 with Chester Jacques, Co-pilot: Alvin Holder, Navigator: John Bradshaw, Bombardier: Bob Carlson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lester Corns, Radio Operator: Warren Vasel, Ball turret gunner: Ward Kirkpatrick, Waist gunner: Warren Morrison, Waist gunner: Clayton Ryan,Tail gunner: Keith Clapshaw, (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, shot down 10 miles east of Scharnhorn Is. Missing Air Crew Report 15515.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
![Staff Sergeant Ward W Kirkpatrick, a ball turret gunner of the 303rd Bomb Group, climbs into position inside his B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 9 Apr 1943.' [stamp] and '256543.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"Here we go." Staff Sergent Ward W. Kirkpatrick, a gunner with the U.S. Army Air Force in Britain, clambers into his gun turret . Aged 19, he comes from 194-5th Avenue West North , Kalispell, Montana, where](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378855.jpg.webp?itok=ldNuic5X)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19056037
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35417581
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32041087
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32260619
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Tail Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
15 May 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15515 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database