42-38130 Devil's Frolic
Delivered Cheyenne 22/12/43; Kearney 24/1/44; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-B] Framlingham 8/2/44; Missing in Action Hamm (21m) 22/4/44 with Harry Reich,Tail gunner: John Zediac (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Lester Bergemann, Navigator: John Frey, Bombardier: Francis O’Connell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Horace Huron, Radio Operator: Carl Marsini, Ball turret gunner: Pete Fillipone, Waist gunner: Frank Link, Waist gunner: George Rocchio (8 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KOs #3 and cables shot out, crashed near Alsbach, N of Hohgrenhausen, N of Koblenz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4170. DEVIL’S FROLIC.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38133497
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Alsbach-Hähnlein, Germany | 22 April 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4170 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database