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Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Pueblo 8/4/43; Smoky Hill 11/5/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-R] Ridgewell 6/4/43 with Bob Holdom, Bob Gravelyn, Bill Bechter, Jim Phillips, Bill Coleman, Bill Craver, Morris Pryor, Ray Pulliner, Ken Fossan, Jim Scollon;
Missing in Action 3m Amiens-Glisy 4/7/43 with Bob Holdom, Co-pilot: Bob Gravelyn, Navigator: Bill Bechter, Bombardier: Jim Phillips, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Coleman, Radio Operator: Bill Craver, Ball turret gunner: Ray Pulliner, Waist gunner: Ken Fossan, Waist gunner: Jim Scollon,Tail gunner: Morris Pryor (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Berck-Plage, near Montreuil-Sur-Mer, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 133. WIDGET.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735969
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37153639
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35319053
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39393396
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-737416
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 14 July 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 14 July 1943 |