This aircraft was assigned to 93BG/330BS. The aircraft had been despatched from Alconbury to participate in the attack on aircraft plants at Lille, France on 9 October 1942. The aircraft was attacked on the way to the target by a German fighter near Dunkirk and crashed at Le Fayet, Near Templeuves, 10km SE of Lille, France. No MACR issued. This was the first B-24 listed as MIA from the 8th Air Force. 6KIA 3POW 1EVD.



P Capt Alexander Simpson (POW); CP 1Lt Nicholas H. Cox (POW)

N 2Lt Carl N. Garrett (KIA); B 1Lt William A. Marsh (KIA)

E/TTG TSgt Arthur B. Cox, Jr. (EVD); RO S/Sgt Arthur M. Torrey (KIA)

BTG Sgt James DeToris (KIA); WG S/Sgt Stephen J. Eppolito (KIA)

WG S/Sgt Clayton C. Kammerer (KIA); TG T/Sgt Michael Reardon (POW).