42-3071
Delivered Cheyenne 2/2/43; 331BS/94BG [QE- ] Presque Is 8/4/43; Bassingbourn 4/43; Earls Colne 12/5/43; Rougham 13/6/43; Missing in Action Le Bourget 14/7/43 with Floyd Watts, Co-pilot: John Bieger, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Buise, Radio Operator: Sam Potvin, Ball turret gunner: John Carpenter,Tail gunner: Joe Manos (6 evaded capture); Waist gunner: Burton Reppert, Waist gunner: Larry Phillips (2 Killed in Action); Navigator: Alan Eastman, Bombardier: Dick Manning (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Gonesse, near Le Bourget, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 113.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 14 July 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 113 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database