42-31181
Delivered Denver 29/9/43; Casper 7/10/43; Assigned 549BS/385BG Gt Ashfield 2/11/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 30/1/44 with Bob Lojinger, Co-pilot: Jim Campbell, Navigator: Fred Freitag, Bombardier: Bernie Mistrater, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Jacobs, Radio Operator: Jim Klootwyjk, Ball turret gunner: Sherman Emmons, Waist gunner: Harry Kleest, Waist gunner: Bill Krebs,Tail gunner: Harry Hill (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Himbergen, near Bissendorf, 25 miles NE of Osnabruck, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2266.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 30 January 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2266 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database