42-3180 Kiplings Error and Forget Me Not II
Delivered Cheyenne 11/3/43; Presque Is 2/5/43; Assigned 413BS/96BG Andrews Field KIPLING'S ERROR 3/5/43; transferred 535BS/381BG [MS-Y] Ridgewell 16/7/43; Missing in Action 12+m Anklam 9/10/43 with Herb Carqueville, Co-pilot: Bob Parsons, Navigator: Chas Smith, Bombardier: Tom Cunningham, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Kapustka, Radio Operator: Vito Geroulo, Ball turret gunner: Jim Embardo, Waist gunner: Elburn Greene, Tail gunner: Emery Horne, Waist gunner: Anthony Fox (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, ditched North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 888. FORGET ME NOT II.
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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
- 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: 51st Troop Carrier Wing 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19047602 / O-733576
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735405
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-677188
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31169259
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Military site
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 9 October 1943 |
Revisions
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey D Ward. Second Edition with Errata and Supplemental Information. Taylor Publishing. 1996. pages 20, 295
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 888 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database