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Delivered Cheyenne 23/1/44; Kearney 5/2/44; Presque Is 18/2/44; Assigned 711BS/477BG Rattlesden 22/2/44; Missing in Action Augsburg 16/3/44 with Wesley Huckins, Co-pilot: George Preas, Navigator: Art Durante, Ball turret gunner: Bob Davis, Waist gunner: Alan Reid, Tail gunner: Dan Carroll (6 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Walt Chudleigh, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl Merritt (chute failed) (2 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: Rick Krecker, Waist gunner: Ken Downie (2 evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed Ferme de Longchamps, 2km NW of Perthes, seven miles W of Saint-Dizier, France. Missing Air Crew Report 3187.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11048343 at enlistment, then O-673512
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 16 March 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 16 March 1944 |