42-40057
Delivered Long Beach 16/11/43; Kearney 24/11/43; goose Bay to Prestwick, UK 7/12/43; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-N] Deenethorpe 5/1/44; Missing in Action Frankfurt 29/1/44 with Don Nicklawsky, Co-pilot: Jim Carter, Navigator: Chris Filler, Bombardier: Neal Keller, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alex Washinko, Radio Operator: John Kilbane, Waist gunner: Max Schmit, Waist gunner: Ed Mientkewicz, Tail gunner: Girad Casparis (Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Rich Killgore (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Entenpfahl, 12 miles W of Bad Kreuznach, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2273.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14159387
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32563249
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
29 January 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2273 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database