42-31672 Buckeye, Boomerang II

media-51305.jpeg UPL 51305 Buckeye Boomerang II (42-31672 LL) Davis Crew, 401st BS, 91st BG
BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
T/Sgt. Duard K. Nowling, Radio Operator & Gunner; S/Sgt. Joseph B. Brennann, Ball Turret Gunner & Armorer; T/Sgt. Robert A. Wood, Top Turret Gunner & Flight Engineer; S/Sgt. Joel L. Ziegler, Tail Gunner; S/Sgt. Robert O. Duncan, Waist Gunner & Armorer; T/Sgt. George A. Parrish, Waist Gunner.
FRONT ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
Lt. Walter G. Quarve, Bombardier & Gunner; Captain John D. Davis, Pilot; Alan D. Morey, Co-pilot; Frank I. Varva, Navigator & Gunner.

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Object Number - UPL 51305 - Buckeye Boomerang II (42-31672 LL) Davis Crew, 401st BS, 91st BG BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT: T/Sgt. Duard K. Nowling, Radio Operator & Gunner; S/Sgt....

Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/43; Kearney 16/12/43; Presque Is 2/1/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG Bassingbourn 23/1/44; Missing in Action 6m Stuttgart 20/3/44 with Frank Turk, Co-pilot: Franklin Whitcomb, tog-Chester Knowles, ttg-Dale Jackson, Ball turret gunner: Edmond Vogler, Waist gunner: Norman Pero, Waist gunner: Neil Gillis,Tail gunner: Tom Lardin (8 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Don Stairs (evaded capture – helped by French underground and back to UK 21/5/44); Navigator: Jim Grube (Killed in Action); flak and enemy aircraft KO’d #2 plus other damage, crashed St Ouen-le-Mauger, two miles SW of Bacqueville, 11 miles SW of Dieppe, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 3411. BUCKEYE BOOMERANG II.

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Norman V Pero

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32548143
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30177) nicknamed "Charlene". Printed caption on reverse: '61552 AC- Crew of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Charlene". England. 30 August 1943. Standing left to right are: 2nd Lt John N Harlan, Boise, Idaho; 1st Lt Charles Bliss, Los Angeles, California; 2nd Lt Vernon D Dunkin, Columbus, Ohio; 2nd Lt Bernard J Quenneville, Hadley, Mass. Kneeling left to right: S/Sgt Ro

Bernard Joseph Quenneville

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11063068 / O-735209
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Donald C Stairs

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Frank D Turk

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Edmund J Vogler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12154329
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 20 March 1944

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3411 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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