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Delivered Cheyenne 12/10/43; Gr Island 22/10/43; Wilmington 1/11/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-P] Horham 11/11/43; force landed Rattlesden 10/2/42 with J.W. Reed; 21m, Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/43 with Tom Keasbey, Co-pilot: Capt Roy Gee, Navigator: Bill Harris, Bombardier: Ralph Bowlingbroke ankle on bail-out, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Wood, Radio Operator: Maurice Norrell, Ball turret gunner: Francis Sullivan, Waist gunner: Albt Jacobson, Waist gunner: Bill Denham, Tail gunner: Clayton Burdue (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Natenstedt, 11 miles NE of Vechta, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2981.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12143072
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 30 January 1944
- Date: 24 January 1944
- Date: 21 January 1944
- Date: 11 January 1944
- Date: 5 January 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
10 February 1942 | Force landed Rattlesden 10/2/42. | |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
6 March 1944 - 6 March 1944 | Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/43. Shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Natenstedt, 11 miles NE of Vechta, Germany. (10 x POW) Missing Air Crew Report 2981. |
Revisions
Added a space before the words “Tail gunner” in the A/C “Description” section.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2981 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database