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Delivered Denver 10/8/43; Gr Island 3/9/43; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-U] Ridgewell 20/9/43; Missing in Action 15+m Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Gordon Crozier, Co-pilot: Sid Van Ness, Navigator: George Hannon, Bombardier: Albert Monaco, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clyde Dideum, Ball turret gunner: Bob Osborne, Left Waist gunner: Gordon Giddens, Right Waist gunner: Cliff Easley, Tail gunner: Walt Purnell (9 Prisoner of War), Radio Operator: George Balmore (Killed in Action); flak, ship exploded & crashed near Schlagen, eight miles N of Paderborn, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1887.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-749431
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682498
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34382783
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11043747
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680547
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 11 January 1944 |