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Delivered Denver 12/12/43; Kearney 30/12/43; RAF Cluntoe 14/1/44; Assigned 548BS/385BG [GX- ] Gt Ashfield 17/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Bob King, Co-pilot: Bill Clark, Navigator: Oliver Harris, Bombardier: Lou Fyda, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Ruble, Radio Operator: Myron Seiberling, Ball turret gunner: Leroy Parsels, Waist gunner: Walter Lape, Waist gunner: Smith Roland, Tail gunner: Cyril Wolfsy (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Midwolde, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 5267.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17096706 / O-693026
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 24 May 1944 |