42-31085 Anita Marie / Mehitabel
Object Number - UPL 39403 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Anita Marie" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 12 June 1944."
Delivered Cheyenne 16/9/43; Gr Island 1/10/43; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-D] Kimbolton 6/10/43; transferred 525BS [FR-D]; Missing in Action Leipzig 7/7/44 with John Riedman, Navigator: Dave Sarfaty, Radio Operator: Edmund Moreno, Ball turret gunner: Pete Krosunger, Waist gunner: Don Fields,Tail gunner: Ray Pekonen (6 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bob Smith, Bombardier: Syd Kelly, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alby Rowe (3KIA - two chutes failed); flak, crashed Altenroda, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7357. ANITA MARIE.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-900076
- Highest Rank: General
- Role/Job: Observer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19179290
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36276991
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / L,R Waist Gunner, Nose Gunner / Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12127384
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
![A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ruth L", flown by Lieutenant NL Young, of the 96th Bomb Group flies through a cascade of bombs released by another Fortress over Oranienburg, Germany. Strike camera photo. Handwritten caption on reverse: '22/3/44. Looks like JW code - 92BG? [sic]Supposedly Bremen raid but bombs look like M47.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408680.jpg.webp?itok=47P7nfd_)
- Date: 22 March 1944
- Date: 8 February 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 7 July 1944 |
Revisions
8th AF mission database
8th AF mission database
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7357 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
