42-31598 Moonglow
Delivered Denver 28/11/43; Kearney 19/12/43; Wilmington 31/12/43; Presque Is 2/1/44; Assigned 551BS/385BG [HR-V] Gt Ashfield 18/1/44; Missing in Action Paris 2/8/44 with Luther Newcomer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Panasuk, Waist gunner: Ed Abbott, Tail gunner: Ken Waterfield (4 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Russell Katz, Navigator: Jim Lindquist, Bombardier: Ed O’Day, Radio Operator: Marion Church, Ball turret gunner: Jack Davis (5 evaded capture); flak, crashed Breviaries, N of Rambouillet, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 8161.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 2 August 1944 |