42-30806 V-Packet
Delivered Dallas 30/7/43; Love 16/8/43; Redmond 17/8/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-G] Snetterton 9/9/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with John Scarborough, Co-pilot: Joe Barrett, Navigator: Don Springer, Bombardier: Willis Ulrich, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Ashley, Radio Operator: Dale Ellis, Ball turret gunner: Alf Auchu, Waist gunner: John Brown, Waist gunner: Ted Sietz, Tail gunner: Stan Davenport (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Rheims, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 832. V-PACKET.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-7980
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 14 October 1943 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 832 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database