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Delivered Denver 30/12/43; Kearney 14/1/44; Morrison 31/1/44; Assigned 549BS/385BG [XA-Z] Gt Ashfield 21/2/44; Missing in Action Venlo 15/8/44 with Bob Harrington, Co-pilot: Jim Kelly, Navigator: Joe Norbut, Bombardier: Phil Feldman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Terry, Radio Operator: Dominic Romeo, Ball turret gunner: Jim Craver, Tail gunner: Paul McNally (8 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Jim Moulton (evaded capture); flak KO’d #1 and #2, lost altitude, crashed Gross-Hesepe, NW of Meppen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 7907.
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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 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
English Channel | 15 August 1944 |