42-30731
Delivered Denver 20/7/43; Gore 21/7/43; Gr Isle 14/8/43; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 4/9/43; transferred with HSC radar scanner installed 813BS/482BG [PC-U] Alconbury 5/9/43, then 751BS/457BG Glatton; Missing in Action Liepzig 7/7/44 with Jack Owens, Co-pilot: Hays Bricka, Navigator: Armen Topakian, Waist gunner: John Ward,Tail gunner: R.C. Zeagler (5 Returned to Duty); Bombardier: Francis Minturn, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Phil Murillo, Radio Operator: Theo Roland, Ball turret gunner: Earl Markwalder (4KIA-went down in aircraft before Air Sea Rescue arrived); three engines KO’d no gas and ditched in The Wash, Nfk. UK; Missing Air Crew Report 8195.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18085083 / O-684094
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38124929
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
English Channel | 7 July 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8195 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database