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Delivered Cheyenne 16/10/43; Gr Island 31/10/43; Dallas 11/11/43; Assigned 548BS/385BG [GX-A] Gt Ashfield 18/11/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 4/2/44 with Bill Horstman, Co-pilot: Bill Kosseff, Radio Operator: Albt Seely, Waist gunner: Paul Millner, Waist gunner: Earl Flaherty,Tail gunner: Jim Gilliam (6 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Vernon Kisinger, Bombardier: John Hanson{togg}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alex Swider, Ball turret gunner: Otto Roskey (4 evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed Munsterbilzen, 17 miles N of Liege, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 2200.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32518092
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Bombardier; Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 4 February 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2200 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database