42-31077 Pakawalup II
Object Number - UPL 22206 - PAKAWALUP II
Delivered Cheyenne 16/9/43; Scott 21/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-A] Deenethorpe 26/10/43; transferred 615BS [IY-A]; Missing in Action Munster 30/9/44 with Tom Davis, Co-pilot: Alan Newcomb, Navigator: Herb Corwin, Bombardier: Henry Kaczorowski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wallace Littrell, Radio Operator: Max Stedman, Ball turret gunner: Pete Kervan, Waist gunner: Jack Djmal, Tail gunner: Don Cloutier (9 Prisoner of War); flak set #1 afire, but escorted by five P-51s, crashed Burgsteinfurt, NW of Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9416. PAKAWALUP II.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6962724
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36703821
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Togglier, Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31037975 / O-681515
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron 751st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Other
- Known as: Cheyenne Modification Center
Missions
- Date: 5 December 1943
- Date: 11 December 1943
- Date: 13 December 1943
- Date: 20 December 1943
- Date: 22 December 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 16 September 1943 | |
|
Other Shot Down |
Burgsteinfurt, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany | 30 September 1944 | Tom Davis Crew |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
"B-17 Flying Fortress Story" - Roger Freeman
401BG ASSOCIATION
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9416 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
