42-31069 Little moe
Object Number - UPL 52711 - AC # 42-31069 'Little Moe' 615th BS, 401st BG
Delivered Cheyenne 15/9/43; Scott 20/10/43; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-K] Deenethorpe 11/11/43; Missing in Action Kassel 28/9/44 with Ed Aves, Co-pilot: Clayton Crunk, Navigator: Ralph Mezydlo, Bombardier: John MacDougall, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Mayfield, Radio Operator: Harry McKinney, Ball turret gunner: Paul Wheaton, Waist gunner: Melvin Crawford, Tail gunner: Jim Rollett (9 Prisoner of War); flak set #2 on fire, crashed Huselitz, S of Stendahl, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9415. LITTLE MOE.
NOTE: MACR 9415 is combined with 9416 in the National Archives. Here is the link:
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91071886
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- Date: 20 December 1943
- Date: 13 December 1943
- Date: 5 December 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 28 September 1944 |
Revisions
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91071886 (MACR 9415 & 9416 combined)
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9415 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database