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Delivered Cheyenne 8/10/43; Grand Island 21/10/43; Nashville 28/10/43; Assigned transferred 547BS/384BG [SO-A] Grafton Underwood 27/11/43; 545BS [JD-A]; Missing in Action Pas de Calais 14/1/44 with Neill Britt, Co-pilot: Ray Haley, Bombardier: Oscar Richard, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Tucker, Radio Operator: Morton Harris, Ball turret gunner: Bill Argenbright, Waist gunner: Morton Mason, Waist gunner: Conway Nichols, Tail gunner: Clarry Wolfe (9 Prisoner of War), Navigator: Ernie Lindell (EVD-ret UK before 8/6/44); flak KO’d #3 & #4, crashed St Valery, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 2497.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35497409
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-804606
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-665291
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-751963
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12057490
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
English Channel | 14 January 1944 |
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 2497 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database