42-31774 Vera Mae
Delivered Cheyenne 12/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-L] Snetterton 8/2/44; Missing in Action Augsburg 13/4/4 with Lee Bevers, Co-pilot: Willis Jones, Navigator: John Telefsen (wia & taken to hospital), Bombardier: Mack Long, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Miskel, Radio Operator: Frank Humrich, Ball turret gunner: Ray Gaus, Waist gunner: Jim White, Waist gunner: Malcolm Breeze, Tail Gunner: Herb Johnson (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed woods at Ittlingen, 15 miles W of Heilbronn, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3766. VERA MAE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682873
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-688131
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 13 April 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3766 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database