42-38112 Mrs Geezil

media-13273.jpeg UPL 13273 42-38112 JD-J, MRS GEEZIL, 545th Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down on 8th AF mission #301 on 13 April 1944 near Lindenfels, Germany; 4 KIA, 6 POW. MACR 3869

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MACR 3869

Object Number - UPL 13273 - 42-38112 JD-J, MRS GEEZIL, 545th Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down on 8th AF mission #301 on 13 April 1944 near Lindenfels, Germany; 4 KIA, 6...

Delivered Denver 18/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Presque Is 20/1/44; Nutts Corner, Belfast, N.I. 27/1/44; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-J] Grafton Underwood 10/2/44; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 13/4/44 with Ed Fioretti, Navigator: Sam Merlo, Bombardier: Leon Griffith, Waist gunner: Don Vorisek, Waist gunner: Phil Chaperon, Tail gunner: Joe Ranchunas (6 Prisoners of War); Co-pilot: Sid Bush, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walter Stuhl, Radio Operator: Cecil Morton, Ball turret gunner: Chas Eyre (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, exploded on way down, crashed Schlierbach, near Lindenfels, 16 miles NE of Darmstadt, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3869.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-751254
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39314183
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.  Some of the men are  wearing  cold weather flying gear.  There are large canvas bags on the ground in front of the men.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-665291
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15014509
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-802552
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Missions

  • Date: 13 April 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 13 April 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the A/C nickname listed in the "Summary biography" sections of several crew including the Pilot “Edward Anthony Fioretti”.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3869 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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