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Delivered Tulsa 6/2/44; Grenier 28/2/44; Assigned 550BS/385BG [SG-D] Gt Ashfield 3/3/44; Missing in Action Berlin 29/4/44 with Len Sexton, Co-pilot: Gene Koury, Navigator: Bob Pelletier, Bombardier: Sterling Rogers, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl Osborne, Radio Operator: Oral Moore, Ball turret gunner: Tom Fairchild, Waist gunner: Henry Dunning, Waist gunner: Bob Masten,Tail gunner: John Frangadakis (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Schleibnitz, seven miles NW of Magdeburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4460.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 29 April 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4460 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database