42-31139
Delivered Cheyenne 24/9/43; Gr Island 7/10/43; Romulus 10/10/43; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 14/10/43; transferred 423BS/306BG [RD-L] Thurleigh 19/10/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 24/2/44 with Norwood Garrett, Co-pilot: Bob Muri, Navigator: Joe Elgin, Bombardier: Bob Shurilla, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Vinciquerra, Radio Operator: Alvin Dilts{broke leg}, Waist gunner: Bill Carroll,Tail gunner: Larry Yator (8 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Jim Glenn{found in wreckage}, Waist gunner: Almond Weed (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed between Talge & Badbergen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2771.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-740256
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-679239
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35397845
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 24 February 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2771 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database