Delivered Cheyenne 21/5/43; Smoky Hill 2/6/43; Grand Isle 4/6/43; Dow Fd 27/6/43; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 1/7/43; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Ray Wilkin, Vic Sanders, Bombardier: Carl Johnson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lyle Merrill, Ball turret gunner: John Eicholtz, Waist gunner: Chester Winn, Waist gunner: Wallace Mallette, Tail gunner: Albt Flynn (8 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Warren Laws, Radio Operator: Joe Schwartzkopf (2 evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed Montgeux, five miles W of Troyes, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 2409.