42-29631 Unmentionable

B-17F 42-29631 'Unmentionable' was delivered Cheyenne 18-Jan-43; Salina 3-Feb-43; Morrison 25-Feb-43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD- ] Thurleigh 25-Mar-43; shot down 17-Apr-43 by enemy aircraft, crashed near Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Germany while on a mission to bomb the Folk-Wulf aircraft factory at Bremen, Germany. 2KIA 8POW MACR 15444.



P 1Lt Warren J. George, Jr. (KIA); CP 2Lt Robert O. Malin (POW)

N 2Lt Andrew V. Simmons (POW); B 2Lt John B. Parker (POW)

E/TTG TSgt Warren A. McGregor (KIA); RO TSgt James H. Thornton (POW)

BTG Sgt Donald J. Bevan, WG SSgt Charles E. Randell (POW)

WG SSgt George J. McClennan (POW); TG Jack S. Amery (POW)

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William J Casey crew

George J McClenan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18125457
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

John B Parker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-732654
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Charles E Randell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Andrew V Simmons

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-660919
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

James H Thornton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Germany 17 April 1943 Shot down by fighters and crashed near Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Germany. Confirmed from German capture reports contained in MACR 15444 folder.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 26-Nov-2014. Description edited and FTR event edited per MACR 15444. Formatted description.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15444 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database