42-30717 Man O War

Delivered Denver 16/7/43; Kearney 27/7/43; Scott 14/8/43; Assigned 548BS/385BG [GX-D] Gt Ashfield 25/8/43

Suffered a mid-air-collision with B-17 42-39860 on 13/11/43 with Carl Dawurske, Co-pilot: Jim Pierce, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Reece Cartmill,Tail gunner: Tony Marianro (4 Killed in Action); Navigator: Bob Howard, Bombardier: Jack Kirby, Radio Operator: Don Marks, Ball turret gunner: Leo Moyer, Waist gunner: Frank Northay, Waist gunner: Lester Knudson (6 Prisoner of War); crashed near Ahlhorn airfield, near Oldenburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1402. MAN O' WAR.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Portrait of David Reece Cartmill during his training in the United States, c. 1942

David Reece Cartmill

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39092831
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer, Top Turret Gunner

Carl W Dawurske

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Robert C Howard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Jack N Kirby

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Lester E Knudson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37303242
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Places

Missions

Aircraft

42-39860

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: War cry
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Oldenburg 13 November 1943 - 13 November 1943

Revisions

Date21 Sep 2016 23:00:52
Contributorhermanns
Sources

385th BG website

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:32
ContributorAAM
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1402 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database