42-107070 North Star
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 8241 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-A, serial number 42-107070) of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390BG.'
Delivered Tulsa 11/2/44; Gr Island 13/2/44; Grenier 4/3/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-A] Framlingham 17/3/44; (28m).
Missing in Action Leipzig 7/7/44 with:
Larry Gregor, Navigator: Harry Raab, Bombardier: Bill Martin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harlan Scholl, Radio Operator: Marion Wolfe, Ball turret gunner: John DiTrapani, Waist gunner: Clayton Croft,Tail gunner: Harry Sherman (8 Killed in Action).
Co-pilot: Jim Wicker, Waist gunner: Clyde Matlock (2 Prisoner of War).
Mid air collision with 42-97983 (390BG) over Zuider Zee; crashed Hoorn, near Alkmaar, Holland.
Missing Air Crew Report 7218 / 7368 NORTH STAR.
Picture of wreckage and link to monument of this event https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/airwar-ww2-the-pilots.54010/page-…
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-815613
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Hollland | 7 July 1944 |
Revisions
Corrected Bomb Group of B-17 42-97983 from 100BG to 390BG:
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/1985
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAAF_unit_identification_aircraft_markin…
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7368 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database