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Delivered Cheyenne 29/7/43; Dyersburg 8/8/43; Galveston 15/8/43; Dyersburg 17/8/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-E] Snetterton 5/9/43; Missing in Action Emden 27/9/43 with Alf Drabnis, Navigator: Lester Leonard (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Cecil Fisher{lost leg,re-pat}, Bombardier: Stewart Cooper{lost leg, re-pat}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wilbur Bornstein, Ball turret gunner: Gordon Nutt, Radio Operator: Dan Cook, Waist gunner: Paul Sweeney, Waist gunner: Morrison Miller{wia),Tail gunner: Joe McKenna (8 Prisoner of War); flak hits, #2 & #3 on fire, crashed Norden, near Emden, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 756.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16078498 / O-749438
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13153605
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14104826
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 27 September 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 756 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database