42-38055
Delivered Cheyenne 26/11/43; Wendover 11/12/43; Grenier 2/1/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [K] Glatton 23/1/44; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 27/5/44 with Roger Birkman, Co-pilot: Alex Kucherenko, Bombardier: Jim Cochran, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Koch, Waist gunner: John Toney (5 evaded capture); Navigator: Mike Stanko, Radio Operator: Andy Kafka, Ball turret gunner: John Buechel, Waist gunner: Jim Jones,Tail gunner: Errol Bailey (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed mile NE of Overslag, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 5298.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11102957
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-550450
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-811995
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15110064
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 27 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5298 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database