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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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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 4 February 1944

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2200 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database