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Delivered Denver 10/12/43; Kearney 29/12/43; Oklahoma City 11/1/44; Kearney 16/1/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 18/1/44; Missing in Action Hamm 22/4/44 with Tom Gilleran, Co-pilot: Henry Mamlock, Navigator: Dick Lazarus, Bombardier: Lou Wigdorwitz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas McHugh, Radio Operator: Harley Tuck, Ball turret gunner: M.D. Harris, Waist gunner: Fred Hawley, Waist gunner: Gene Kealer,Tail gunner: Don Worley (10 Prisoner of War); flak hits set ship ablaze, crew bailed, ship crashed Oberenste, five miles SE of Werl, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4174.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18231955
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 22 April 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4174 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database