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Delivered Long Beach 9/9/43; Gr Island 6/10/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-D] Framlingham 26/10/43; Missing in Action (2m) Emden 11/12/43 with George Fish, Co-pilot: Ed Ledford, Navigator: Bill Karpetska, Bombardier: Sam Lewis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Loren Roberts, Radio Operator: Roland Fowler, Waist gunner: Joe McKinney,Tail gunner: Hugo Wanke (8 Killed in Action); Ball turret gunner: John Samsel, Waist gunner: Mike Kulakowski (2 Prisoner of War); flak & enemy aircraft, crashed Leesdorf, in Norden, N of Emden, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1726.

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Samuel J Lewis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Joseph B McKinney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Loren S Roberts

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

John R Semsel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Hugo C Wanke

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 11 December 1943

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1726 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database