42-3002 The Old Squaw
Rear L-R: Lt Claude W Campbell, 1Lt Arthur W. Miller, 1Lt George McGregor Ririe Jr, 1Lt Winston Earl Boutelle
Front L-R: T/Sgt Howard E Hernan, T/Sgt Benton F Wilson, T/Sgt George D Quick, T/Sgt Harold A Kraft, T/Sgt Kurt W Bachert
Object Number - UPL 37118 - "Lt Campbell and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The Old Squaw'. England, 17 July...
Delivered Pocatello 31/12/42; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-Z] Morrison 5/3/43; Molesworth 8/4/43; Missing in Action 6/9/43 with Bob Hullar, Co-pilot: Wilbur Klint, Navigator: Elmer Brown, Bombardier: Jim McCormick, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dale Rice, Radio Operator: George Hoyt, Ball turret gunner: Norman Sampson, Waist gunner: Chas Fullen, Waist gunner: Chas Marson, Tail gunner: Merlin Miller (10 Returned to Duty); no gas, ditched Channel, all rescued by Air Sea Rescue and taken to Newhaven, Sx. No MACR. THE OLD SQUAW.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16060584
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Radioman
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20744124
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
31 December 1942 | Delivered Pocatello AAF 31-Dec-42. | |
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Assigned |
8 April 1943 | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Crashed |
6 September 1943 | Failed to Return 6-Sep-43; ditched English Channel out of fuel, all rescued by Air Sea Rescue and taken to Newhaven, Sussex. 10 x RTD | |
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Manufactured |
Built at Douglas. |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log
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