42-37936 The All Amercian Girl/Our Mark

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37936) nicknamed "The All American Girl" of the 100th Bomb Group. media-387926.jpg FRE 5912 The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37936 EP-M) nicknamed "The All American Girl" of the 100th Bomb Group. This is later nose art, A/C flew 98 Missions with the 100th BG and was lost on Jan 10, 1945 (Cologne) with the Crew of Lt John Dodrill. Roger Freeman Collection

Michael P. Faley-100th Bomb Group Historian, www.100thbg.com

Object Number - FRE 5912 - The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37936 EP-M) nicknamed "The All American Girl" of the 100th Bomb Group. This is later nose...

Delivered Denver 19/10/43; Gr Island 5/11/43; Presque Is 7/11/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-M] Thorpe Abbotts 11/11/43 OUR MARK; 98m Missing in Action Cologne 10/1/45 with John Dodrill, Co-pilot: Dave Williams, Navigator: Ralph Bayer, Bombardier: Dave Pitman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Mitchell, Radio Operator: George Bennett, Ball turret gunner: Myron Warner, Waist gunner: Garland Joseph,Tail gunner: Roy Toll (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Gladbach, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11744. HANG THE EXPENSE aka THE ALL AMERICAN GIRL aka BERLIN BOYS..

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David Warren Pitman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11068509
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner
Chester Porter

Charles H Porter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33522891
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Turret Gunner

Roy Everett Toll

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39338713
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Myron Eugene Warner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37729695
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

David S Williams

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2058324
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 10 January 1945

Revisions

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Contributorjrugman
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Page 139, The Mighty Eighth in Color, Roger Freeman

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Contributor466thHistorian
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Chris Brassfield

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11744 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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