42-31913 Shy Ann
Delivered Cheyenne 4/1/44; Kearney 13/1/44; Grenier 25/1/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-E] Framlingham 3/2/44 ETO-ITIS; Missing in Action Berlin [24m] 8/5/44 with Tom Hammond, Co-pilot: Bill Hately, Navigator: Lionel Israel, Bombardier: Orlando Merrill, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Fields (5 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Ernie Quayle, Ball turret gunner: Alvin Smith, Waist gunner: Chas Snideman, Waist gunner: Lou Luedte, Tail gunner: Phil Maitner (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KOd #1 and #2, along with electrics, crashed Hademsdorf, 22 miles N of Hanover, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4584. SHY ANN.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 8 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4584 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database