42-37956 The Hard Way
Crashed 04/20/1944
Family Member
Delivered Denver 26/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned 729th BS / 452nd BG ( N ) RAF Deopham Green 3/1/44; Missing in Action Pas de Calais 20/4/44 with Joe Thomas, Co-pilot: Lt ? Boyer, Navigator: Harry Holley, Ball turret gunner: Arnold Fisher, Waist gunner: Jim Owens, Waist gunner: Will Strom, (6 RTD- picked up by Air Sea Rescue RAF Walrus 278 Squad. within an hour!); Bombardier: Clyde Rasmussen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Hoffer, Radio Operator: Fred Fuller, Tail gunner: Mike Lamere (4 Killed in Action); flak KOd #2 and #3, ditched Channel just outside Calais harbour; Missing Air Crew Report 4179. THE HARD WAY.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14135869
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18209594
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32730850
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16082204
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
20 April 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words “Tail gunner” in the A/C “Description” section.
Capitalized the Words in the A/C "Nickname" field to aid readability.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4179 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database