42-31329
Object Number - UPL 19207 - B-17G 42-31329 334BS, 95BG, 8AF crash landed Oberriet-Kriessen, Diepoldsau, Switzerland. 16 Maarch 44.
Delivered Cheyenne 22/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Memphis 10/11/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-H] Horham 15/11/43; with Glen Infield force landed RAF Manston 4/3/44; 25m, Missing in Action Augsburg 16/3/44 with Jim Reed, Co-pilot: Maj Noel Strader, Navigator: Murray Ball, Bombardier: Bill Gadek, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Blake*, Radio Operator: Clayton Emerson*, Waist gunner: Rich Sherry*, Waist gunner: Willard Buss*,Tail gunner: David Harte (9INT); Ball turret gunner: Henry Gorski (POW, those marked * also given as POW in group aircraft history); crash landed Oberriet-Kriessen, Diepoldsau, Switz; Missing Air Crew Report 3229.
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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: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-685753
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 16 March 1944
- Date: 11 January 1944
- Date: 5 January 1944
- Date: 4 January 1944
- Date: 30 December 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
Manston, Ramsgate, Kent CT12, UK | 4 March 1944 | Force landed RAF Manston 4/3/44. |
|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Oberriet, Switzerland | 16 March 1944 - 16 March 1944 | Missing in Action Augsburg 16/3/44. Crash landed Oberriet-Kriessen, Diepoldsau, Switzerland; Missing Air Crew Report 3229. |
Revisions
AAM DB Entry.
http://swissinternees.tripod.com/aircraft.html
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3229 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
