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Delivered Long Beach 11/11/43; Gr Island 24/11/43; Presque Is 30/11/43; Prestwick, Scotland, UK 6/12/43; Assigned 551BS/385BG [HR- ] Gt Ashfield 14/12/43; Missing in Action Kiel 4/1/44 with Ashley Bean, Co-pilot: Floyd Whiteley, Navigator: Carl Flagstad, Bombardier: Bruce Barclay, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Alexander, Radio Operator: Larry Andrews, Ball turret gunner: Gene Bergen, Waist gunner: Don Farrington, Waist gunner: Rex Kerwin,Tail gunner: Chas Briska (10 Prisoner of War); mech fault & two engines out, crashed Luetjenhorn, three miles NW of Leck, Schleswig/Holstein, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1897.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 4 January 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1897 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database