42-30164
Delivered Cheyenne 21/4/43; Tinker 27/4/43; Memphis 30/4/43; Presque Is 5/5/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-E] Framlingham 12/5/43; 2m, Missing in Action Kiel 13/6/43 with Capt Harry Stirwalt, Co-pilot: Maj Alan Wilder, Navigator: Walter Thimm, Bombardier: Bob McNutt, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walt Drotleff, Radio Operator: Bob Forest, Ball turret gunner: Chas Benson, Waist gunner: Angelo Triches, Waist gunner: Odes Boyd, Tail gunner: Lt Don Scavotto, mc-BrIg Gen Nathan B. Forrest (11 Killed in Action); Navigator: Willard Brown, obs-Lt Vince Gannon (2 Prisoner of War); flak hits & enemy aircraft KO’d #4, crashed Baltic Sea, off Kiel, Ger; MACRS 1371 and 8960.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Baltic Sea | 13 June 1943 - 13 June 1943 | Missing in Action Kiel 13/6/43. Flak hits & enemy aircraft KO’d #4, crashed Baltic Sea, off Kiel, Ger; MACRS 1371 and 8960. (11 x KIA, 2 x POW). |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1371 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database