42-31371 Lucky 13 / Hairless Joe
Facebook post, 452nd Bomb Group
Object Number - UPL 57032
Delivered Cheyenne 26/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned 728BS/452BG [9Z- ] Deopham Green 4/1/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 23/3/44 with Roy Stephens, Ray Hines, Lloyd Maidment, John Kuipers, Bill Griffith, Camiel Parisen (6 Killed in Action); Bob McClain, Dick Keller, Chas Parkhill, Jim Saucedo (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Varenesch, near Goldenstedt, six miloes E of Vechta, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3342. HAIRLESS JOE.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 23 March 1944 |
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Damaged by an exploding FW190 on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 23 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31371 'Lucky 13' exploded and crashed E of Vechta, GR. Prisoner of War (POW).
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3342 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database