42-31462 Roarin Bill

media-19431.jpeg UPL 19431 Flying Fortress B-17G 42-31462 "Roarin' Bill" 335th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.

AAM DB Entry Correction.

Object Number - UPL 19431 - Flying Fortress B-17G 42-31462 "Roarin' Bill" 335th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/11/43; Kearney 17/11/43; Assigned 335BS/95BG [ET-R] Horham 13/12/43; S/Sgt Gardner Wright (Killed in Action) 11/4/44; with G. R. Hall force landed RAF Woodbridge 12/12/44, all OK; Missing in Action [97m] Strasburg 20/1/45 with Capt Frank F Beard, Co-pilot: James R Wagner, Navigator: Mervin L Hayne, Bombardier: Maurice O Messenger, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John T Griffth Wounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: George E Treese,Tail gunner: James F Boyer (7 Returned to Duty); Radio Operator: Raleigh J Solomon, Waist gunner: Robert M Gallop (2 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed (Lerchenberg?) near Eutsheim, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 12320. ROARIN' BILL.

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Units served with

People

Maurice O Messenger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2015285
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Robert L Shaffer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Raleigh J Solomon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

George E Treese

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 33761997
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

James R Wagner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group

Places

Missions

B-17s of the 398th Bomb Group bombing the railyard at Bingen, 29 December 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '57548 AC- With bomb bay doors open, the first of a large formation of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses send their bombs plummeting earthwards on rail installations at Bingen, Germany, as heavy bombers of US Eighth Air Force press home their attack of December 29, 1944. US Air Force Photo.'

769

  • Date: 29 December 1944

766

  • Date: 28 December 1944

764

  • Date: 27 December 1944

761

  • Date: 25 December 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Combat casualty

11 April 1944 S/Sgt Gardner Wright (Killed in Action) 11/4/44.

Crashed

12 December 1944 Force landed RAF Woodbridge 12/12/44. Pilot Lt G R Hall.

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

20 January 1945 - 20 January 1945 Missing in Action Strasburg 20/1/45. Cause - flak, crashed (Lerchenberg?) near Eutsheim, Germany; (7 x RTD, 2 x POW) Missing Air Crew Report MACR12320.

Revisions

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Contributoracbernstein1
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Sources

https://95thbgdb.com/aircraft/132

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

AAM DB Entry.
http://95thbg.org/j3migr/95thbg-aircraft/95th-b-17-s-1942

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12320 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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