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Delivered Denver 5/11/43; Kearney 14/11/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-K] Ridgewell 15/1/44; 2 Missing in Action Wilhelmshaven 3/3/44 with Bob Rogers, Co-pilot: Edgar Mills, Navigator: Francis McGrath, Bombardier: Harry Taylor, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Russ Meyer, Radio Operator: John Moses, Ball turret gunner: Elbert Casey, Waist gunner: Philip Poch, Waist gunner: Cecil Jernigan, Tail gunner: Warren Taylor (10 Prisoner of War); mid-air coll, crashed Mrs Doojes’ land at Lutje-Saaksum, near Baflo, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 2737.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39835902
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19165184
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-811702
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37397660
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-753913
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 3 March 1944 |