42-30189 La Chiquita
This is my dad and crew.
Object Number - UPL 53292
Delivered Cheyenne 27/4/43; Sioux City 8/5/43; Smoky Hill 12/6/43; Dow Fd 16/6/43; Assigned 563BS/388BG [--U] Knettishall 23/6/43; Missing in Action Hanover 26/7/43 with Jim Gunn, Co-pilot: John Brown, Navigator: Harry Van Anda, Bombardier: Eloy Baca, Ball turret gunner: Dwight Babcock, Waist gunner: Frank Guardino, Waist gunner: Jerome Reese,Tail gunner: Evert Breeden (8 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dave Fuller{wia died in hospital 27/8/43}, Radio Operator: Earl Switzer {drowned} (2 Killed in Action); flak hit on return, crashed Kleinheide, N of Emden, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3067. LA CHIQUITA.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735375
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
26 July 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3067 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database