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Delivered Cheyenne 22/2/43; Casper 13/3/43; Smoky Hill 3/4/43; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-H] Polebrook 17/5/43; Missing in Action 3m Huls 22/6/43 with Pilot: Leo Turgeon; Co-pilot: Burton Caruso; Navigator: Chas Bryant; Bombardier: John Turney; Flight Engineer/top turret gunner: John Cabaniss; Radio Operator: Larry Ferns; Ball turret gunner: Leasure McGinniss; Waist gunner: Ed Knower; Waist gunner: Video Pacciotti; Tail gunner: Fred Aye (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Beck, Gelderland, Hol. No MACR.
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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: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17078419
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 22 June 1943
- Date: 11 June 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
47839 Hüls, Germany | 22 June 1943 | |
Crashed |
Gelderland, Netherlands | 22 June 1943 |