42-30373
Delivered Cheyenne 24/5/43; Gore 25/5/53; Grand Isle 4/6/43; Dow Fd 1/7/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-T] Snetterton 4/7/43; Missing in Action Bremen 8/10/43 with Warren Jones, Co-pilot: Jim Fisher, Navigator: John Scott, Bombardier: Elmer Smith, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Sisul, Ball turret gunner: Frank LaPorta (6 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Leon Pensack, Waist gunner: Art Townley, Waist gunner: Bob Bassett,Tail gunner: Art Neilsen, foto-John Black[HQ Sqd 48th ASR] (5 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Weingbergen, five miles SE of Verden,Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 854. LUCKY LADY III.
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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: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Photographer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 8 October 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 854 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database