42-29800 Me An' My Gal
AAM DB Entry Correction.
Delivered Cheyenne 20/2/43; Gore 7/3/43; Smoky Hill 14/3/43; Morrison 9/4/43; Assigned 95th Bomb Group/335th Bomb Squadron [OE-L] at Alconbury 17 May 1943. Flew 4 missions with the 95th BG. Transferred to 305th Bomb Group/422nd Bomb Squadron [JJ-E/J] at Chelveston on 17 June 1943. Transferred to the 384th Bomb Group/546th Bomb Squadron [BK-?] at Grafton Underwood on 7 October 1943. Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14 October 1943 with Pilot William R. Harry; Navigator David H. Black; Flight engineer/top turret gunner Thomas B. Wheeler; Radio Operator Edward F. Simpson; Ball turret gunner: John C. McKenna; Right Waist gunner: Howard D. Parks; Left Waist gunner: Julius M. Markus; Tail gunner: Leroy Parent (8 Prisoners of War). Co-pilot: Ivan L. Rice's chute opened inside when about to jump - Killed in Action); Bombardier: Charles P. Mannka (made Prisoner of War-POW - died in captivity). Enemy aircraft, crashed Simmershofen, 19 miles SE of Würzburg, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR #840. ME AND MY GAL.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38082954
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight engineer/top turret gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
near Simmershofen, Germany | 14 October 1943 | Crashed near Simmershofen, 30km SE of Würzburg, Germany (and not "near Soissons, France" as mentioned in many sources...) |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 840 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database