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Rear L-R: 1Lt Donald W. Merchant, 1Lt James E. Sullivan, Lt Ernest K. Keith, Lt Leonard J. Roman, S/Sgt Robert T Tonge. [Not forgetting Angus the Mascot].
Front L-R: S/Sgt Edgar Van Valkenburg, T/Sgt Gene R. Hecht, T/Sgt Johannes H. Johnson, T/Sgt Harold B. Ridgley, S/Sgt John L. Wierzbanowski.
Delivered Cheyenne 24/4/43; Smoky Hill 14/5/43; Tinker 24/5/43; Smoky Hill 29/5/43; Dow Fd 1/6/43; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-C] Kimbolton 6/6/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with Don Merchant, Co-pilot: Jim Sullivan, Navigator: Ernie Keith, Bombardier: Leon Roman, Radio Operator: Johannes Johnson, Ball turret gunner: Bob Tongue, eg-Edgar Van Valkenburg, Waist gunner: Harry Ridgley,Tail gunner: John Wierzbanowski (9 Prisoner of War), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gene Hecht (Killed in Action); flak, crash landed wheels up on road between Elfershausen & Trimburg, 13 miles NW of Schweinfurt, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1765. THE BOLEVICH.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13048825 / O-733304
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14071848 / O-667406
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 17 August 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1765 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database