42-3249
Delivered Denver 12/4/43; Presque Is 25/5/43; Assigned 413BS/96BG Andrews Fd 31/5/43; Missing in Action Bremen 16/12/43 with Pilot Carl E. Greer; Co-pilot Carl R. Rano; Navigator: James D. Cumming; Bombardier: Arthur B. Fränkel; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Kenneth E. Slenker; Radio Operator: William J. Dwelley; Ball turret gunner: Robert L. Evans; Left Waist gunner: Robert A. Miller; Right Waist gunner: Everett J. Missey; Tail gunner: Theodore J. Meschievitz (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed off northern tip of Texel Island, Holland. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 1569.
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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: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682305
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39192685
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35310616
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676246
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-532903
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 16 December 1943
- Date: 25 June 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Hollland | 16 December 1943 |
Revisions
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey D Ward. Second Edition with Errata and Supplemental Information. Taylor Publishing. 1996. pages 29, 295
MACR 1569
ABMC (American Battle Monuments Commission) website
MACR 1569
ABMC (American Battle Monuments Commission) website
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1569 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database