42-39911 Mary Lou
Delivered Long Beach 5/10/43; Gr Island 17/11/43; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-N] Framlingham 18/11/43; Missing in Action Berlin [41m] 8/5/44 with Wallace Simmons, Co-pilot: Tom Lawson, Navigator: Frank Silke, Bombardier: Francis Lambert, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carroll Graves, Ball turret gunner: Ed Cote, Waist gunner: Grover Dycus, Waist gunner: Chas Melnek (8 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Dan Haggert, Tail gunner: Gene Pilgrim (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Harmissen, near Sustedt, ten miles NW of Hoya,, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4585. MARY LOU.
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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
- Service Numbers: 32731746
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31257902
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38473324
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14098444
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 8 May 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” for clarity.
Added the A/C nickname mentioned in the A/C “Description”.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4585 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database