Delivered Cheyenne 13/3/43; Walla Walla 28/3/43; Smoky Hill 13/3/43; Dow Fd 30/4/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 2/5/43 DAISY JUNE II; Andrews Fd 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 326BS/92BG Alconbury 23/7/43; Missing in Action Recklinghausen 12/8/43 with George Davis, Co-pilot: Jim Barrett, Navigator: Lyman Morton, Bombardier: Asa Irwin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Spicher, Radio Operator: Bob Lash, Ball turret gunner: Joe White, Waist gunner: Bill Bertagnolia, Waist gunner: Paul Quinones,Tail gunner: Tom Jacks (10 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d two engines, crashed Datteln, 12 miles NE of Gelsenkirchen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 658. DAISY JUNE II.
Service
Units
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Group
The 92nd Group sometime after arrivial in the UK converted to the role of in-theater combat crew indocrination and training. For this role, the Group traded its B-17F complement and obtained the B-17E, mostly from the 97th BG which was departing for...
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People
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #4229945. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #4229945. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Military | Flight Officer | Pilot | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 42-29945. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29945. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29945. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #4229945. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #4229945. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #4229945. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #4229945. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #4229945. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Missions
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12 August 1943
This mission is separated into two elements. The first element is a combined force of 183 B-17s from 1st Bomb Division: 91BG (22); 92BG (19); 303BG (20); 305BG (20); 306BG (20); 351BG (21); 379BG (21); 381BG (20); and 384BG (20) are dispatched to bomb...
Places
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Military site : airfield
Alconbury had been constructed as a satellite airfield for RAF Upwood and Wyton and was used by RAF Squadrons: Nos. 15, 40 and 156. In preparation for the arrival of American heavy bombers, the base was developed in 1942 with the runways extended. When...
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Military site : airfield
Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for...
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Military site : airfield
Intended to be an RAF bomber base, construction of Snetterton Heath started in Autumn 1942 but continued until mid-1943, because it was extended after allocation as an Eighth Air Force bomber base. It had eventually three concrete runways, 50...
Events
Event |
Location |
Date |
Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany |
12 August 1943 |