42-3114
Delivered Cheyenne 23/2/43; Dow Fd 18/4/43; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-T] Kimbolton 3/43; Missing in Action Wilhelmshafen 11/6/43 with Noel Britten, Co-pilot: Patrick Rea, Navigator: Olympio Cassera, Navigator: Matt Driscoll, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gerald Stratton, Radio Operator: John Rogers, Ball turret gunner: Floyd Tichnell, Waist gunner: Mike Holinka, Waist gunner: Dan Kenney, Tail gunner: Ellis Vance. (10 POW - picked up by German Navy and taken to Cuxhaven); enemy aircraft, ditched North Sea off Borkum, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1295.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 11 June 1943 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Removed a remark "See Markings Below." that does not belong in this field.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1295 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database