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Delivered Cheyenne24/11/43; Romulus 16/12/43; Presque Is 24/12/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-R] Thorpe Abbotts 27/12/43; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Merril Rish, Co-pilot: Frank Smith, Ball turret gunner: Dewey Essary,Tail gunner: Angus Alsup (4 Killed in Action); Navigator: Royal Lingenfelter, Bombardier: Don Kehm, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Skaggs, Radio Operator: George Danehower, Waist gunner: Estil McGuffie, Waist gunner: Armand Burt (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft attack and ship caught fire and broke in half, crashed Aschenbehl Berg, Vohr Estate, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3026. SPIRIT OF ’44.
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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: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39166705
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6238036
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3026 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database