Delivered Long Beach 6/11/43; Denver 22/11/43; Kearney 24/11/43; RAF Valley, Wales 14/12/43; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-X] Ridgewell 6/1/44; severe battle damaged Nancy 6/2/44 with Henry Putek, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lifford French, Radio Operator: Jim Bomar, Ball turret gunner: Herb Burgasser, Waist gunner: Vince Shortell, Waist gunner: Wallace Heckman, Tail gunner: George Vinovich (6 Returned to Duty); Co-pilot: Alf Coffman, Navigator: Conrad Blalock, Bombardier: Harvey Christensen (3 bailed over France, returned later); an explosion near top turrent set off flares and the fuel transfer case, force landed Dunkeswell, Som., UK., a US Navy field; crew all returned; sal 2 SAD Watton, Nfk. 7/2/44. TOUCH THE BUTTON NELL.