42-3235 Lakanuki
Delivered Cheyenne 7/4/43; Assigned 100BG Dow Fd 23/5/43; transferred 545BS/384BG [JD-T] Grafton Underwood 23/6/43; Missing in Action Le Mans 4 July 1943 with Pilot Lawrence W. Meyer.Co-pilot: Norman A. Gauntt, Navigator: James C. Crouch, Bombardier: Thomas H. Brzoznowski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: James L. LaRue, Radio Operator: Jack Davidson, Ball turret gunner: James T. Carter, Waist gunner: Floyd Hubble Jr, Waist gunner: Kenneth E. Christensen (9 Killed in Action); Tail gunner: David L. Butcher (evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed on a farm at Poillé-sur-Vègre, Sarthe, France. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 3035. LAKANUKI.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16056228 at enlistment, then O-735948
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16011010
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6950609
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38130722
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15095103 at enlistment, then O-797275
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Godfrey Army Airfield : Bangor Army Airfield : Dow AF Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cheyenne airport, Jerry Olson field
Missions
- Date: 4 July 1943
- Date: 29 June 1943
- Date: 28 June 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 7 April 1943 - 23 May 1943 | For modification |
|
Delivered |
Bangor, ME 04401, USA | 23 May 1943 - 23 June 1943 | For move to England. Initially assigned 100th Bomb Group |
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Transferred |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, England, UK | 23 June 1943 - 4 July 1943 | 394th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron |
|
Crashed |
Pipriac, France | 4 July 1943 - 4 July 1943 | MIA on mission to Le Mans, France. Shot down by enemy aircraft. MACR 3035 |
Revisions
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description”.
Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4495 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database