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Delivered Cheyenne 13/9/43; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO- ] Grafton Underwood 2/10/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Don Ogilvie, Co-pilot: Bob Kilmer (2 Prisoner of War), Navigator: Everett Childs, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Emmett Hood, Radio Operator: Jim Murray, Ball turret gunner: Jim McKeon, Waist gunner: Francis Sylvia, Waist gunner: Bill Martin, Tail gunner: Lou Ratkiewicz (7 evaded capture), Bombardier: Bill Wilson (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Bar-le-Duc, near Soissons, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 842. (first group loss).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Ninemen in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.

Everett L Childs

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Four men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front.

Emmett Alexander Hood

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Four men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front.

Robert Bruce Kilmer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-671962
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Four men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front.

William E Martin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Four men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front.

James W McKeon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 14 October 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 842 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database