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Delivered Hill 17/7/43; Ephrata 4/8/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-S] Snetterton 9/9/43; Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with Dan Williams, Co-pilot: Fred Frey, Navigator: Bill Taylor, Bombardier: Paul Butler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Mowen, Radio Operator: Ed Miller, Ball turret gunner: Gus Seguin, Waist gunner: Albt Sielaff, Waist gunner: Paul Schwartz, Tail gunner: Jim Dixon (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed en route target, near Munster’s Heilig Geist Kirche, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 893.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15062875
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

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Events

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Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 10 October 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 893 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database