42-30181 Herky Jerky II | Lover Boy
Object Number - FRE 3919 - A B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-30233) of the 95th Bomb Group in flight during a mission over Munster, B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number...
Delivered Cheyenne 24-Apr-43; Smoky Hill 5-May-43; Kearney 29-May-43; Atlanta 2-Jun-43; Dow Field 16-Jun-43; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-X] Framlingham 19-Jun-43 HERKY JERKY II; Horham 15-Jun-43; with force landed Framlingham AF 10-Oct-43 with Pilot R.E. Snow, Radio Operator: Harry Van Arsdale WIA; credited with 23 missions, Missing in Action - Eschweiler 24-Jan-44 shot down by enemy aircraft, tail of plane caught fire then broke off, crashed Wingene, 18 miles West of Ghent, Belgium. 4 KIA, 6 POW. Air Crew Report 2258. LOVER BOY. CREW:
P 2LT Clay A. Burnett (POW); CP 2LT Dougald McLean (KIA)
N 2LT Charles Vacek (POW); B 2LT Hugh A. Gibson (POW)
E/TTG TSGT Harvey E. Kreitzman (POW); RO TSGT James E. Canard (KIA)
BTG SSGT Glenn H. Johnston (POW); RWG SSGT Paul C. Abrahamson (POW)
LWG SSGT Thomas L. Durkin (KIA); TG SSGT John F. Inman (KIA)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37433757
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13057861
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer/Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16060366 / O-665661
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742956
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12164765
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 24 January 1944
- Date: 10 October 1943
- Date: 9 October 1943
- Date: 4 October 1943
- Date: 27 September 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13, UK | 10 October 1943 | Force landed Framlingham 10-Oct-43. Pilot Lt Rodney E Snow. Radio Operator Harry Van Arsdale WIA. |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Wingene, Belgium | 24 January 1944 - 24 January 1944 | Missing in Action Eschweiler 24-Jan-44. enemy aircraft, tailplane caught fire then broke off, crashed Wingene, 18 miles W of Ghent, Belgium. (6 x POW, 4 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR2258. |
Revisions
Added punctuation to the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
change of name to Co-pilot and associations because of duplicate entry
Added description of finish.
Pam Canard Nuss, niece
Lee Cunningham 12-Jan-2016. Converted dates to USAAF military-style significations; Added crew postition, rank, full proper name and dispostion of crewmembers per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) MACR 2258, formatted crew display.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2258 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
