42-29993 Carroll Jun
Delivered Cheyenne 24/3/43; Dow Fd 10/4/43; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-K] Thurleigh 19/4/43; Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Don Tattershall, Co-pilot: Bill Grisham, Navigator: Jim Crabtree, Bombardier: John Whittle, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leroy Johnson, Ball turret gunner: Carmel Melita, Waist gunner: Elmer Sweitzer, Waist gunner: Bob Hogg,Tail gunner: Bill Dodson (9 Killed in Action), Radio Operator: Jim Hobbs (Prisoner of War); flak knocked off tailplane, crashed De Wetering, near Colmschate, Diepenveen, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 1935.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18108164
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 364th Fighter Group 1st Scouting Force 384th Fighter Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (1st Combat Bomb Wing)
- Service Numbers: 18052358 / O-441827
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-807994
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15339049
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682752
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Francis E. Warren AFB, WY, USA | 24 March 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 24-Mar-43. |
Assigned |
Thurleigh, Bedford MK44, UK | 19 April 1943 | Assigned to 369BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
7429 Colmschate, Netherlands | 11 January 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Oschersleben flak knocked off tailplane, crashed De Wetering, near Colmschate, Diepenveen, Holland. 9 x KIA, 1 x POW. MACR 1935. |
Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1935 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database