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Delivered Tulsa 16/8/43; Gr Island 24/9/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-V] Thorpe Abbotts 27/9/43; Missing in Action Gelsenkirchen 5/11/43 with Tom Martin, Co-pilot: Jim Kennemer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lloyd Arnett, Radio Operator: Don Allwine, Ball turret gunner: Cosmas Braun, Waist gunner: Merritt Gillespie, Waist gunner: Dave Davis, Tail gunner: Laverne Clarke (8 Killed in Action); Navigator: Jim McCurley, Bombardier: Joe Murphy (2 evaded capture); flak, on return ditched English Channel; Missing Air Crew Report 1156.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15334968
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-446037
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-797573
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682353
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673866
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
5 November 1943 |