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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Bombardier; Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron 511th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0-740901
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
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