42-30196 Sad Sack
Olive Drab over gray.
Angled cheek gun positions of late block F-90-BO. 384th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 38839 - Sad Sack 42-30196 of 384th BG. Olive Drab over gray. Angled cheek gun positions of late block F-90-BO.
Delivered Cheyenne 26/4/43; Smoky Hill 6/5/43; Tinker 25/5/43; Smoky Hill 30/5/43; Dow Fd 6/6/43; Assigned 546BS/384BG [BK-V] Grafton Underwood 23/6/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Larry Keller, Co-pilot: Marion Odell, Navigator: Jerome Hart, Bombardier: Ken Gross, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Virgilio Jacoby, Ball turret gunner: Harry McLean (6 Killed in Action), Radio Operator: Wallie Vansandt, Waist gunner: John Maloney, Waist gunner: Pete Motiaytis,Tail gunner: Chas Jellings (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Bischbrunn, near Markt Heidenfeldt, 18 miles W of Schweinfurt, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 839. SAD SACK.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 14 October 1943 - 14 October 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 839 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database