42-31014 Smoky stover jr
Delivered Cheyenne 3/9/43; Gr Isle 27/9/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-A] Snetterton 28/10/43; Missing in Action Zwickau 12/5/44 with Wilford Kinman, Co-pilot: Warren Felty, Navigator: Dave Reid Wounded in Action, Bombardier: Bill Montgomery Wounded in Action, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Irwin Hubbard, Radio Operator: Milton Chandler, Ball turret gunner: Walter Olds, Waist gunner: Ernie Nonneman, Waist gunner: Chas Lee, Tail gunner: Rufus Ward (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Belenheim, near Friedberg, 20 miles NE of Frankfurt, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5093. SMOKY STOVER JR.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-815866
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Czechoslovakia | 12 May 1944 |