42-5838 Mad Money II
Object Number - UPL 28330
Delivered Long Beach 13/3/43; Denver 20/3/43; Sioux City 13/4/43; Kearney 2/5/43; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-P] Grafton Underwood 29/5/43; Missing in Action Keil 4/1/44 with Bill Kaczaraba, Co-pilot: Myron Morgan, Navigator: Marvin Horsky, Bombardier: Theo Wirth, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Honeycutt, Radio Operator: Wilbur Peifer, Ball turret gunner: Sol Craden, Waist gunner: Pete Parker, Waist gunner: Harry Gilrane, Tail gunner: George Polley (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crash landed Asnaes, three miles SW of Kalunborg, Sjaelland, Den. Missing Air Crew Report 1483. MAD MONEY II.
B-17 was lost on January 4th, 1944 on mission to Kiel (hit by Flak over target, belly landing on Asnaes Peninsula, Denmark, southwest of Kalundborg). MACR 1483. Crew: 10 POW.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 33263982
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35328426
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 4 October 1943
- Date: 23 September 1943
- Date: 16 September 1943
- Date: 9 September 1943
![A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Kicking Horse" of the 303rd Bomb Group takes off with a feathered engine. Handwritten caption on reverse: ''Kicking Horse' of 303BG. Received 7/7/1944.' On reverse: Daily Graphic [Stamp, ref. no. M4226L].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-407628.jpg.webp?itok=SpfDIv0I)
- Date: 6 September 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 8 August 1923 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1483 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database