42-30808

Object Number - UPL 38030 - "Crew of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 'Pegasus' at an airbase in England 13 Oct 1943." Rear L-R: 2Lt John T Brown, 1Lt Charles B Miller, 2Lt...

Delivered Cheyenne 30/7/43; Dyersburg 8/8/43; Assigned 563BS/388 Knettishall 4/9/43; Missing in Action Munster 23/3/44 with Don Filler, Co-pilot: Hugh Wetzel, Bombardier: Bill Findlay, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edwin Rechlin, Ball turret gunner: Harry Asmussen (5 Killed in Action); Navigator: Bob Morin, Radio Operator: Ray Brennan, Waist gunner: Ben Adams, Waist gunner: Loren Humble,Tail gunner: Ray Wilson (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Walle, 11 miles NW of Celle, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3541.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

Ben M Adams

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18 209 479
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Harold H Asmussen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32765699
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Riley F Bissonette

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-675160
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot

Raymond W Brennan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

John T Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 23 March 1944

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:33
ContributorAAM
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3081 / MACR 3541 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

42-30808: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 34418 - Ben Adams, sometime early in 1943.

Object number: UPL 38030 - "Crew of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 'Pegasus'...