42-31102
Delivered Cheyenne 21/9/43; Gr Island 6/10/43; Wilmington 13/10/43; Assigned 550BS/385BG Gt Ashfield [SG- ] 26/10/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 23/3/44 with John Salyard Co-pilot: Bob Wills, Navigator: Nathan Gewirtz, Bombardier: Bill George, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bernie Brooks, Radio Operator: Matt McGuire, Ball turret gunner: Chas Cooper, Waist gunner: Otto Schoeneberg, Waist gunner: Joe Williams,Tail gunner: Harry Campbell (10 Prisoner of War) flak KO’d #2, crashed SE of Dortmund Oespel on housing estate, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3316.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17076987
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 23 March 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3316 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database