42-107064 Miss Fitt
Delivered Denver 9/2/44; Hunter 3/3/44; Dow Fd 21/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/4/44; no ops, transferred 547BS/384BG [SO-S] Grafton Underwood 30/4/44; Missing in Action Munich 16/7/44 with Captain Lee Coleman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Whitley, Radio Operator: Bob Schepers, Waist gunner: Larry Golka, Tail gunner: Frank Felicetti (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Tom Anthony, Navigator: Henry Giguere, tog-George Yeager, Ball turret gunner: Dan Griffin (4 Killed in Action); flak KO’d entire nose, followed by explosion, crashed Oberpfaffenhofen afd, SW of Munich, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7553. MISS FITT.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32417510
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36418104
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34315773
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13062756
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner; Bombardier; Togglier
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 16 July 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7553 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database