42-37802
Delivered Denver 2/9/43; Gr Island 20/9/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX- ?] Snetterton 30/9/43; Missing in Action Bremen 29/11/43 with Gordon Hendricksen, Co-pilot: Stan Wells, Navigator: Joe Taylor, Bombardier: Jim Rose, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Vargo, Radio Operator: Edwin Bowersox, Ball turret gunner: Lew DeVoe, Waist gunner: Ferdy Monier, Waist gunner: Jack Clackley,Tail gunner: Garnet Wood (10 Killed in Action); ditched North Sea, no trace of crew or aircraft; Missing Air Crew Report 1320.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19084329 / O-679229
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-683347
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13089640
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39018224 / O-747930
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32547609
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 29 November 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1390 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database