42-30013 Lethal Lady
Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Pueblo 8/4/43; Smoky Hill 6/5/43; Dow Fd 19/5/43; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-E] Ridgewell 22/5/43 with Bill Moore, Dale Wendte, Phil Dreiseszun, Jim Houck, Frank Bryant, Ed Usher, Bill Kithcart, Bill Fortier, Edgerton Zahm, John Watkins; Missing in Action 1m Hamburg 24/7/43 with Bill Moore, Navigator: Phillip Dreiseszun, Radio Operator: John Ivey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Usher, Ball turret gunner: Edgerton Zahm, Waist gunner: Bill Fortier (6 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Dale Wendte, Bombardier: Jim Houck*, Waist gunner: Joe Kralick,Tail gunner: John Watkins* (4KIA - * went down in ship); flak hit #1 & #2, wing blazed; crashed Neustadt Bay, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 130. LETHAL LADY.
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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 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670104
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39388979
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734691
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6389012
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33234207
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places

- Site type: Airfield
Missions

- Date: 25 July 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 25 July 1943 |