42-31696
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Object Number - UPL 36667 - Sgt Abelardo L Rodriguez, Radio Operator/Gunner on B17 42-31696 381st Bomb Group, crashed on February 22ns 1944 at Sandebeck, 25 miles SE of...
Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/43; Kearney 17/12/43; New Castle 30/12/43; Presque Is 7/1/44; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS- ] Ridgewell 20/2/44; Missing in Action {1m} Oschersleben 22/2/44 with Henry Hustedt, Co-pilot: Keith Mauzy, Navigator: Oral Hert, Bombardier: Stan Inglis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Tell, Ball turret gunner: Rocco Russo, Waist gunner: Vito Kuracina,Tail gunner: Bob Pingel (8 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Abelardo Rodriguez, Waist gunner: Leslie Hanna (2KIA-both killed before bale out); enemy aircraft, crashed Sandebeck, 25 miles SE of Bielefeld, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2932.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15107861
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16133769
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 22 February 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2932 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database