42-29935 The Cat's Sass | Pulmadique
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered to Cheyenne, Wyoming on 15 March 1943; Smoky Hill 26 March 1943; Dow Field, Maine on 10 April 1943; Andrews Field on 13 April 1943; Assigned to the 413th BS, 96th BG Grafton Underwood, Station 106 on 13 May 1943; Snetterton Heath, Station 138 on 12 June 1943; transferred to the 546TH Bombardment Squadron, squadron code BK-K, 384th Bombardment Group, Station 106, Grafton Underwood on 14 August 1943. Missing in Action on a mission to Bremen, Germany, 20 December 1943 with Pilot-James Frederick Carnes, Co-pilot-William Harold Parsons, Navigator-Robert John Pue, Bombardier-Jacob S. Kahn, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner-Mark August Meyer, Ball Turret Gunner-Frank Emmett Doss, Waist Gunner-William George Tragellas, Waist Gunner-Marvin Dewey McLain and Tail Gunner-Jerry Adrian Crow (9 Prisoners of War). The Radio Operator-Robert Odell Wetherbee was Killed in Action. This was the crew's first mission. The ship ran out of gas & ditched North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) #1725. Aircraft Name: THE CAT'S SASS aka PULMADIQUE
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 1st Scouting Force 385th Fighter Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-728536
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801592
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38306491
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36565499
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13028642
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Missions
- Date: 20 December 1943
- Date: 13 December 1943
- Date: 30 November 1943
- Date: 5 November 1943
- Date: 3 November 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
English Channel | 20 December 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1725 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database