42-30776 Lady Marylin
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Delivered Cheyenne 26/7/43; Dyersburg 7/8/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-F] Thurleigh 20/9/43; Missing in Action Wilhelmshafen 3/11/43 with George Goris, Co-pilot: Ken Cabe, Navigator: Frank Bullard, Bombardier: Harry Urman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walter Back, Radio Operator: Leroy Morton, Ball turret gunner: LeRoy Haskell, Waist gunner: Bill Meade, Waist gunner: Joe Kelch, Tail gunner: Howie Jordan (10 Killed in Action); mid air col with 42-3533, crashed North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 1158.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36408642
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner / Togglier / Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
North Sea | 3 November 1943 |
Revisions
Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” for clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1158 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database