42-31495 Wabbit Twacks

Delivered Cheyenne 11/11/43; Kearney 1/12/43; Romulus 9/12/43; Presque Is 16/12/43; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-R] Grafton Underwood 21/1/44; Missing in Action Sottevast, France 8 May 1944 with James Foster, Co-pilot: Clifford Johnson, Navigator: Joseph Uniszkiewicz, NG-T/Sgt Robert Corpening, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: James Boone Jr, Radio Operator: Thomas Corbett, Ball turret gunner: Jimmy Overcash Jr, Waist gunner: John Stevens, Waist gunner: Thomas Cochran, Tail gunner: Sigmund Matican, observer: Major Russell Sanders 545BS (11 Killed in Action); Flak, crashed Le Foyer, near Bricquebec, Manche Department, 10 miles S of Cherbourg, France. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 4561. WABBIT TWACKS.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Earl Thomas Allison

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-798297
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Murray David Altman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-676530
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

William Warren Anstead

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35562865
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner, Ball Turret Gunner
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Four men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front.

James Douglas Boone

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Thomas Tidwell Cochran

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34307294
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flexible Gunner

Places

Missions

315

  • Date: 24 April 1944

309

  • Date: 20 April 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

France 8 May 1944 crashed near Bricquebec, Manche Department, 10 miles S of Cherbourg, France.

Revisions

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Contributoracbernstein1
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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/One384thAircraft.php?Aircraf…

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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ContributorED-BB
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Added Nickname and a/c letters
Added mission number
Completed crew member names in Biography

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4561 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database