42-5056 Devil's Playmate

B-17F-50-BO "Devil's Playmate" was delivered at Cheyenne, WY 9-Sep-42; Presque Isle, ME 19-Oct-4242; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-C/L] at Chelveston 30-Oct- 42; Missing in Action (MIA) Wilhelmshaven 26-Feb-43. Shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed into North Sea between Frisian Islands & Helgoland, Germany. 10KIA Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 15120.



P 1LT Isaac D. Benson (KIA); CP 2LT Martin L. Mjellem (KIA)

N 2LT Stanley I. Waliszewski (KIA); B 2LT Lee L. Winters (KIA)

E/TTG Paul I. Kleinschrodt (KIA); RO SSGT William J. Peteritas (KIA)

BTG SSGT Austin W. Routhier (KIA); LWG SGT William D. Hise (KIA)

RWG SSGT Ward S. Johnson (KIA); TG SSGT Charles F. Jackson (KIA)

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-437938
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13012236
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37160959
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6557007
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33086675
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Helgoland, Germany 26 February 1943 Shot down by fighters. Crashed into the North Sea between Frisian Islands and Helgoland.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 221-Jun-2015. Corrected typo on CP Mjellem.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 21-Jun-2015. Corrected typo on Bombardier name.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 21-Jun-2015. Added nickname, markings and made connections to Place and Mission from within existing website data; Added loss details and location based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Converted dates in Summary Biography to military-style signification, added crew position, rank, full proper name and disposition of crew per MACR 15120, formatted crew display.

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15120 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database