42-38033 Man OWar

Mon O War UPL 64217 UPL 64217 B-17 42-38033 "Man O' War"
42-38033

Object Number - UPL 64217 - B-17 42-38033 "Man O' War"

Delivered Cheyenne 19/11/43; Grand Island 15/12/43; Presque Is 21/12/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-M] Deenethorpe 6/1/44. Missing in Action Frankfurt 20 March 1944 with Pilot John A. Dunaway, Co-pilot: Henry Kane, Radio Operator: Francis J. Mastronardi, Ball turret gunner: Walter R. Rusch (4 Prisoner of War). Bombardier: Theodore J. Krol, Right Waist gunner: John Katsaros (2 evaded capture). Navigator: William G. Mock Jr (killed by German fighters while parachuting down), Flight engineer/Top Turret gunner: Harry C. Horst Jr, Tail gunner: Marvin H. Benz (3 Killed in Action). Left Waist gunner: John W. Crowley (died of wounds on 22 March 1944 in a military hospital in Rheims-DOW). Enemy aircraft, crashed near Breuil, 20km NW of Rheims, France. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 3332.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735233
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator; Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37231127
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34601869
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-745054
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33289777
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Breuil, France 20 March 1944 shot down by enemy aircraft

Revisions

Date
Contributoracbernstein1
Changes
Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 3332

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3332 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

42-38033: Gallery (7 items)