42-3069 Passes Cancelled
Delivered Cheyenne 30/1/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-A] Bangor 14/4/43; Rougham 6/43; transferred 544BS/384BG [SU-F] Grafton Underwood 12/7/43; Missing in Action Hamburg 25/7/44 with Gordon Hankinson, Co-pilot: Edwin Halseth, Navigator: Bill McGeshan, Bombardier: Chas Deignan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Burnes, Radio Operator: Dave Kay, Ball turret gunner: Frank Delmonte, Waist gunner: Don Rutan, Waist gunner: Walter Pollard, Tail gunner: John Bagdis (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Roster-Holz, near Tensbuttel, W of Albersdorf, 50 NW of Hamburg, Ger. No MACR. PASSES CANCELLED.
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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
- 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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734438
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-665681
- Highest Rank: Flight Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot / Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cheyenne Airport : Jerry Olson Field
Missions
- Date: 24 July 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 30 January 1943 - 14 April 1943 | Delivered for modification |
|
Assigned |
Bangor, ME, USA | 14 April 1943 - 1 June 1943 | 94th Bomb Group, 332nd Bomb Squadron |
|
Transferred |
Bury St Edmunds, England, UK | 1 June 1943 - 12 July 1943 | Moved to England. 94th Bomb Group, 332nd Bomb Squadron |
|
Transferred |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, England, UK | 12 July 1943 - 25 July 1943 | 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron |
|
Crashed |
Tensbüttel-Röst, Germany | 25 July 1943 - 25 July 1943 | MIA on mission to Hamburg. Shot down by flak. No MACR |
Revisions
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database