42-31040 Duffy's Tavern
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 13/9/43; Scott 21/9/43; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-A] Kimbolton 27/9/43. [The crewmen shown in FRE 1236 would have been Captain Arvid Dahl's crew:
Pilot Captain Arvid O. Dahl, Co-Pilot 2nd Lt Charles N. Ballou Jr, Navigator 2nd Lt Charles E.
Hebert Jr, Bombardier 2nd Lt Charles M. Olson, Radio Operator/Gunner S/Sgt Edgar A. Delaney Jr, Top Turret Gunner S/Sgt John B. McCullen, Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt Marshall L. Fisher, Right Waist Gunner S/Sgt Robert (NMI) Rickel, Left Waist Gunner S/Sgt Edgar M. Taylor.]
Missing in Action Frankfurt 29 January 1944 with Capt Douglas K. Hoverkamp, Navigator: Meyles A. Sheppard, Radio Operator: Orvin V. Taylor, Ball Turret gunner: Benjamin H. St John, Left Waist gunner: Clement C. Budelman, Right Waist gunner: Howard W. Lawson, Tail Gunner: Warren J. Prosperi (7 evaded capture). Co-pilot: Ernest J. Hoppe, Bombardier: Frank Paisano Jr (initially evaded-arrested in May 1944), Flight engineer/Top Turret gunner: Wendell J. Shepard (initially evaded-captured 28 March 1944 in Friedrichssegen, SE of Koblenz, Germany, on his way to Switzerland) - (3 Prisoners of War). Shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Chenogne, near Sibret, 7km SW of Bastogne, Belgium. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 2873. DUFFY'S TAVERN.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12056916 / O-794411
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39456982
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32075162
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13121408
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18068079 / O-739111
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Cheyenne AAF, WY | 13 September 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 13-Sep-43. |
Assigned |
Kimbolton, UK | 27 September 1943 | Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Chenogne, near Sibret, 7km SW of Bastogne, Belgium | 29 January 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Frankfurt 29-Jan-44; shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Chenogne, near Sibret, 7km SW of Bastogne, Belgium. |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
Changed key image, as the names of the crewmen shown in FRE 1236 are mentioned in the Biography for 42-31040 and refer thus to this photo and not to FRE 1228
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2873 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database