42-31121
Delivered Cheyenne 22/9/43; Gr Island 6/10/43; Wilmington 10/10/32; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-E] Snetterton 14/10/43; Missing in Action Bordeaux 31/12/43 with Ralph Woodward, Co-pilot: Bill O’Neil, Navigator: Alex Yaskel, Bombardier: Henry Reynolds, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Hood, Radio Operator: Harry DeFrain, Ball turret gunner: Joe Estep, Waist gunner: Lee Merrick, Waist gunner: Nathan Brown,Tail gunner: Joe Welch (10 Killed in Action); flak, near Abbeville, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 1673.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35488924
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17060938
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 31 December 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1673 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database