42-31308
Delivered Cheyenne 18/10/43; Gr Island 29/10/43; Wilmington 4/11/43; Assigned 364BS/305BG Chelveston 23/11/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 24/2/44 with Harry Patterson, Co-pilot: Ray Davis, Navigator: John Briggs, Bombardier: Vernon Price, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Elwood Mather,Tail gunner: Carl Neighbors (6 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: Bob Hartshom, Ball turret gunner: Rich Gibbs, Waist gunner: Estol Copley, Waist gunner: Vince Pulido (4 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #3, gas leaking, headed for Switzerland but crashed Geisselhardt, 15 miles E of Heilbron, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2766.
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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: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 24 February 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2766 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database