42-31716
Delivered Cheyenne 10/12/43; Gt Falls 25/12/43; Cheyenne 10/1/44; Kearney 18/1/44; Grenier Fd 26/1/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-P] Snetterton 3/2/44; Missing in Action Berlin 8/3/44 with Jim Swendiman, Co-pilot: Garnett Brown, Navigator: Franklyn Snyder, Bombardier: Joe Bishop, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Handley, Ball turret gunner: Clarry Liddick, Waist gunner: Paul Franke, Tail gunner: Leo Naimolski (8 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Roland Stallings, Waist gunner: Emmett Melton{died from anoxia} (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed three miles E of Elze, 11 miles W of Celle, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3428.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
8 March 1944 |