42-31115 Hells Belles
Delivered Cheyenne 21/9/43; Gr Island 6/10/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 25/10/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 10/2/44 with Jim Feeney - not found till 25/2/44, Radio Operator: Norman Kajut, Waist gunner: Marion Forbis, Tail gunner: Lou LeFevre (4 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Sam Gundy, Navigator: Sam Simon, Bombardier: John Drickson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Ball, Ball turret gunner: Walt Lennons, Waist gunner: Joe Smith, foto-Oscar Land (7 Prisoner of War); flak, on return crashed Hoogendijk, near Uitgeest, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 2348. HELL'S BELLS.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742081
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33279641
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Photographer
Places
Missions
- Date: 14 January 1944
- Date: 11 January 1944
- Date: 7 January 1944
- Date: 5 January 1944
- Date: 4 January 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 21 September 1943 | |
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Assigned |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 25 October 1943 | 388 BG 562 BS |
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Other First 388th BG Combat Mission |
Bremen, Germany | 26 November 1943 | |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Hoogendijk, Netherlands | 10 February 1944 | Damaged by flak. Crashed |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
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B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1769 / MACR 2348 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database