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Cheyenne 29/2/44; Gr Island 11/3/44; Bangor 2/4/44; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-L] Grafton Underwood 4/4/44; Missing in Action Kiel 22/5/44 with Milton Castleman, Co-pilot: Jack Hickey, Navigator: Gene Hepp, Bombardier: Ron Merkley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Stevens, Radio Operator: John Hardman, Ball turret gunner: Herb Cook, Waist gunner: John Markiewicz (8 Prisoner of War); Tail gunner: John Fitch (Killed in Action); flak KOd two engines and mech faults, crashed on farm near Rethwischfeld, 11 miles SW of Lubeck, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4954.
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 22 May 1944 |
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 4954 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database