42-38033 Man OWar
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.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14094211 / O-811775
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39125747
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Breuil, France | 20 March 1944 | shot down by enemy aircraft |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3332 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database