42-31355
Delivered Cheyenne 23/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Memphis 12/11/43; Assigned 548BS/385BG [GX-N] Gt Ashfield 21/11/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 4/2/44 with Bob McAdams, Co-pilot: Tom Gose, Navigator: Francis Osborn, Bombardier: John Omonsky, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie Kelly, Radio Operator: Stan Easterbrook, Ball turret gunner: Harry Brumlee, Waist gunner: Fred Salenmo, Waist gunner: Harry Brown, Tail gunner: Mort Siegmann (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Steinfeldestrasse, near Nettersheim/Eifel, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2198.
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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 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-684314
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 4 February 1944 |