42-102485 Bare Essentials
Delivered Cheyenne 8/3/44; Gr Island 2/4/44; Dow Fd 28/4/44; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 12/5/44; Missing in Action Dessau 28/5/44 with Art Codding, Co-pilot: Roger Withers, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Berg, Radio Operator: Clyde Waite, Ball turret gunner: Ken Joye, Waist gunner: Larry Brown,Tail gunner: Jim Mulder (7 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Don Chiles, Bombardier: Delmar McBeth, Waist gunner: Tom Roskowick (3 Killed in Action); flak set off fire, crash landed Groenekaseweg, near Meertensdijk, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 5316. BARE ESSENTIAL.
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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: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-753131
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16077448 / O-803776
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 8 March 1944 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 8-Mar-44. |
|
Assigned |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 12 May 1944 | Assigned 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
|
Crashed |
Groenekanseweg, Netherlands | 28 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau 28-May-44 flak set off fire, crash landed Groenekaseweg, Holland. 7 x POW, 3 x KIA MACR 5316 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5316 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database