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Delivered Cheyenne 22/4/44; Kearney 7/5/44; Grenier 25/7/44; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-D] Grafton Underwood 4/6/44; detailed oil depot at Dungy, Fr with Rich Groff, Co-pilot: Jim Smith, Navigator: Martin Roth, Bombardier: Chas Gilliam, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lester Davis, Radio Operator: Antone Ludvik, Ball turret gunner: Leigh Shufelt, Waist gunner: Jim Walsh, Tail gunner: John Yelinich (9 Returned to Duty); suffered battle damaged and crash landed Climping, near Ford RN A/fd, Susx, UK 7/8/44; Salvaged AFSC 18/8/44.

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  • Date: 21 June 1944
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Capitalized the name "shufelt" in the A/C "Description" field to aid readability.

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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log