42-31993 Gen'ril Oop
Delivered Cheyenne 13/1/44; Dalhart 28/1/44; Presque Is 29/2/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-F] Horham 3/3/44; 12m, Missing in Action Freidrichshafen 24/4/44 with Ed Cunningham, Co-pilot: Tony Bowden, Navigator: Ed Bartlett, Bombardier: Isidore Markowitz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jesse Pace, Radio Operator: Willard Dox, Ball turret gunner: Cleo Stevens, Waist gunner: Herb Cloutier, Waist gunner: Oscar Krummel, Tail gunner: Gil Nagel (9 INT); Waist gunner: Oscar Krummel (Killed in Action); two engines out, force landed Dubendorf, Switz. Missing Air Crew Report 4269. Salvaged 12/10/45. "GEN'RIL OOP."
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
24 April 1944 - 24 April 1944 | Missing in Action Freidrichshafen 24/4/44. Two engines out, force landed Dubendorf, Switz. Missing Air Crew Report MACR 4269. (9 x INT). |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4265 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database