42-30316 Madie
Delivered Cheyenne 15/5/43; Gore 17/5/43; Cheyenne 20/5/43; Geiger 27/5/43; Gt Falls 7/6/43; Smoky Hill 30/6/43; Dow Fd 10/7/43; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-J] Framlingham 11/7/43; 2m, Missing in Action Regensburg 24/8/43 with Jim Regan, Co-pilot: Oscar Hill, Navigator: Lyman Burbank, Bombardier: Bob Laible, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joel Johnson, Radio Operator: Pvt Olin Seegar, Waist gunner: Jim Kahler, Waist gunner: Owen McWilliams, Tail gunner: Earl Slay (9 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Ed Jones (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Bellheim, 10 miles N of Karlsruhe, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 390. MADIE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13057464
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 17 August 1943 |
Revisions
Corrected spelling of nickname from 'Maudie' to 'Madie' in biography field. See previous source message.
390th Vol II - The 390th Bomb Group Anthology - Page 224 - Story describing how may father named the plane.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 390 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database