42-107061 Peg O My Heart

Delivered Tulsa 9/2/44; Gr Island 18/2/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 13/3/44; Missing in Action Laon 8/5/44 with Searl Pickett, Co-pilot: Bob Roan, Navigator: Bob Shields, Bombardier: Mervin Jacobs, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Abar (5 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Harry Woods, Ball turret gunner: Warren McLaughlin, Waist gunner: Ed Hoffpauir, Waist gunner: John Hollish, Tail gunner: Bill Hege (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed on Bremen road 15 miles E of Hoya, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4581. PEG OF MY HEART.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert L Abar

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30207) nicknamed "Big Red.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Bailey Crew.'

George Henry Bartuska

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-733513
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

William C Hege

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33435939
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Edward Hoffpauir

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38266769
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

John W Hollish

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33439055
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Places

Missions

309

  • Date: 20 April 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Tulsa, OK, USA 9 February 1944

Assigned

Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK 13 March 1944 388 BG 561 BS

Other

First 388th BG Mission

Berlin, Germany 18 April 1944

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

near Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Germany 8 May 1944 Shot down by German Fighters

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space before the words “tail gunner” in the a/c description.

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ContributorSnautzer
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https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/north-american-p-51-mustang.42599…

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http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=42-107061&d…

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4581 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database