42-95091
Shot down by Flak on the 27 May 1944 mission to the Saarbrücken, Germany marshalling yards. Pilot Edward G. Leininger (POW), Co-Pilot Francis Lawn (POW), Navigator Jack A. Griffith (POW), Bombardier Adelbert E. Dorsett (KIA), Nose gunner Philip A. Bowman (KIA), Engineer/Top Turret gunner Ernesto Rodriguez, Radio Operator Ernest L.Mitchell, Right Waist gunner Arthur A. Vaughan, Left Waist gunner James A. Leone, Tail gunner James T. Daniels. Crashed Püttlingen, 4km N of Völklingen (near Saarbrücken), Germany. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 5260.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18108660
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14139966
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12086632 at enlistment, then O-689520
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15095755 at enlistment, then O-755181
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12054324 at enlistment, then O-695069
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 27 May 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Püttlingen, Germany | 27 May 1944 | Flak, crashed Püttlingen, 4km N of Völklingen (near Saarbrücken), Germany |