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Delivered Cheyenne 30/11/43; Wendover 8/12/43; Grenier 19/1/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 26/1/44; transferred 327BS/92BG [UX-Y] Podington 11/3/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Bill Reuther (326bs), Co-pilot: Bob Glass, Navigator: Will Jensen, Bombardier: Ed Maher, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Sharum, Radio Operator: Chas McCall, Ball turret gunner: Dick Hanson, Waist gunner: Dan Norman, Waist gunner: Lou Lehnertz,Tail gunner: Jim Lithgow (10 Prisoner of War); aircraft hit by Navy flak, crashed Schmabek, near Holstein, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5159.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

People

Robert G Glass

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Richard J Hanson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38005773
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

William P Jensen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Louis F Lehnertz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

James N Lithgow

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 24 May 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributoracbernstein1
Changes
Sources

327th BS load lists, May 1944. www.92ndbg.org

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5159 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database