42-3378 Silver Dollar

Delivered Denver 1/6/43; Dow Fd 7/7/43; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 9/7/43 SKY SHY; Missing in Action 6/9/43 with Jim Roe, Co-pilot: Ernie Thompson, Navigator: Milton Schoenborn, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Mace, Radio Operator: Dave Tees, Ball turret gunner: Rich Senegal, Waist gunner: Tom Mollenkamp, Waist gunner: Dorman Busse, Tail gunner: Paul Hardin (9 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Manley Frankenberg (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Stuttgart, Missing Air Crew Report 3114. SILVER DOLLAR.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Dormand L Busse

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Manley G Frankenburg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735302
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Charles Mace

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Thomas A Mollenkamp

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35417596
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Paul R Rardin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17029537
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 6 September 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Completed the A/C Production block number from a lookup on the internet.

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Contributorphil marchese
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Added notes on factory finish and expected nose details to aid in matching images.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the A/C nickname mentioned in the A/C “Description”.
Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3114 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database