42-107022 In the Mood
Delivered Tulsa 31/1/44; Kearney 3/2/44; Presque Is 17/2/44; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-F] Snetterton 14/3/44; Missing in Action Munster 5/10/44 with Ken Berve, Co-pilot: Howard Franklyn, Ball turret gunner: Jim Saling, Waist gunner: Bob Robinson (4 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Otto Lundquist, Bombardier: Bill Jones, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Miller, Radio Operator: Tom Grissom, Tail gunner: Jack Milward (5 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Roxel, NW of Munster, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9514. IN THE MOOD.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19190015
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37538424
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34509893
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39325393
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 5 October 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey Ward, Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information, Taylor Publishing, 1996. pages 196, 200, 293
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9514 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database