42-29876 Battlin bobbie
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Delivered Cheyenne 28/2/43; Gore 4/3/43; Souix City 18/3/43; Kearney 9/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-B] Kimbolton 23/4/43. Missing in Action Nantes 16 September 1943 with Pilot Elton Hoyt III, Co-pilot: Norman C. Schroeder, Navigator: William J. Cook Jr, Bombardier: Louis H. Glickman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John F. Thomas (POW), Radio Operator: Herbert W. Dulberg, Ball turret gunner: Russell H. Eldridge, Left Waist gunner: William J. Miller, Right Waist gunner: Harry L. Minor, Tail gunner: Edward R. Shaffer (all Evaded except Thomas). Flak and fighter, crashed near Messac, NE of Redon, 37 miles NW of Nantes, France. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 978. BATTLIN' BOBBIE.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36341183
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39531040
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11033973 at enlistment, then O-731497
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-731872
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 16 September 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
La Lande de Cormeré, near Messac, France | 16 September 1943 | Hit by fighter and Flak, crashed near Messac, France |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 978 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database