42-29475 Stric Nine
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Delivered Denver 28/12/42; Salina 9/1/43; Homestead 14/2/43; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-R] Bassingbourn 7/3/43; 3+m Missing in Action Villacoublay 10/7/43 with Leland Forsblad, Co-pilot: John Bennett (2 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Rich Gill, Bombardier: John Cheshire, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herman Balzer, Radio Operator: Bernie Zimmerman, Waist gunner: Joe D’Ovidio, Waist gunner: John Fielder, Ball turret gunner: John Stephenson,Tail gunner: Harry Olsenwashed up later (8 Killed in Action); following heavy enemy aircraft attacks, ship exploded, crashed Channel, three mioles off Carbourg, near Caen, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 34. STRIC NINE.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 10 July 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 34 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database