42-29985 Kathleen | Barrel House Bessie
Delivered Denver 22/3/43; Cheyenne 31/3/43; Smoky Hill 5/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; with Rich Jerger force landed Meeks Fd, Iceland 17/4/43; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-Y] Grafton Underwood 28/6/43; transferred 367BS/306BG [GY-X] Thurleigh 22/8/43. Missing in Action Bremen 8 October 1943 with Thomas D. Ledgerwood, Co-pilot: John G. Acker, Navigator: Myron L. Sorden, Bombardier: Eugene H. Levy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harvey D. Cooke Jr, Radio Operator: Robert Van Dragt, Ball turret gunner: John K. Spell, Waist gunner: Patrick A. Walsh Jr, obs-Capt Paul George (9 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Andrew E. Fila (died of wounds 6 Nov), Tail gunner: Art Robinson trapped in tail when ship hit by Me 110 rockets (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft set two engines on fire, crashed Handrup, 10 miles NE of Lingen, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 868. KATHLEEN aka BARREL HOUSE BESSIE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-471623
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Assistant Group Engineer Officer; Squadron Executive
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-60144
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20842063 at enlistment, then O-791459
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19091035
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Bombardier; Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 26 July 1943
- Date: 25 July 1943
- Date: 24 July 1943
- Date: 10 July 1943
- Date: 4 July 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 8 October 1943 | Shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed near Handrup, Germany |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 868 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database