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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12125825
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12158273
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (384th Bomb Group)
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Observer
Places
Missions
![A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ruth L", flown by Lieutenant NL Young, of the 96th Bomb Group flies through a cascade of bombs released by another Fortress over Oranienburg, Germany. Strike camera photo. Handwritten caption on reverse: '22/3/44. Looks like JW code - 92BG? [sic]Supposedly Bremen raid but bombs look like M47.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408680.jpg.webp?itok=47P7nfd_)
- Date: 22 March 1944
- Date: 20 March 1944
- Date: 19 March 1944
- Date: 18 March 1944
- Date: 9 March 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
Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Added Nickname and a/c letters
Added mission number
Completed crew member names in Biography
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4561 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database