42-31710 The savage
Delivered Cheyenne 9/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; Romulus 7/1/44; Presque Is 9/1/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-P/F] Thorpe Abbotts 20/1/44; Missing in Action La Glacerie 8/5/44 with Don Riggle, Co-pilot: Joe King, Navigator: Wayne Pankhurst, Bombardier: Ken Hurst, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edwin Scott, Radio Operator: Carl Glade, Ball turret gunner: Bob Marcell, Tail gunner: Glyn Matthews (8 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Bob Marbach, Waist gunner: Gil Sandoval (2 Killed in Action); ship dropped behind formation and disappeared and crashed Handrup, near Lengerich, 31 miles S of Bremen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4578. THE SAVAGE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 8 May 1944 |
Revisions
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4578 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database