42-31328

Delivered Cheyenne 22/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Memphis 10/11/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG Chelveston 22/12/43; Missing in Action Augsburg 25/2/44 with Theo Czarnecki, Co-pilot: Paul Claus, Navigator: Ray Jarnagin, Bombardier: Bob Dannemiller, Radio Operator: Leon Steinberg, Ball turret gunner: Bob Scott (6 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wesley Milligan, Waist gunner: Alby Pettus, Waist gunner: Rich Mateas,Tail gunner: Craig Burton (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Nonnenberg, near Zweibruecken, 15 miles E of Saarbrucken, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2764.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-800572
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 25 February 1944

Revisions

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2764 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database