42-31401 Old Hickory
Delivered Cheyenne 29/10/43; Kearney 15/11/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-D] Rougham 1/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin 18/4/44 with Alden Gordon, Co-pilot: Bill McSpadden, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Pete Athanis, Radio Operator: Carl Barger, Ball turret gunner: Jim Brusatto, Tail gunner: Vernon Williams (6 Prisoner of War); Navigator: John Walsh, Bombardier: Bob Carragher, Waist gunner: Bill Houle, Waist gunner: Meyer Gelman (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Friesach, 15 miles W of Oranienburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4151. OLD HICKORY.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 18 April 1944 |