42-38064 Half ‘n Half | Arf ‘n Arf
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Delivered Cheyenne 1/12/43; Wendover 11/12/43; Grenier 10/1/44; Assigned 749BS/457BG [G/Q] Glatton 26/1/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 8/11/44 with Arnett Furr, Co-pilot: Sterling Book, Navigator: Joe Andrews, Bombardier: Leon Plagianos, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Brunsvold, Radio Operator: Dick Weaver, Ball turret gunner: Warren Rankin, Waist gunner: Glen Wisdom, Tail gunner: Leroy Wetzel (9 Killed in Action); mid-air coll with #44-8418, crashed Channel; Missing Air Crew Report 10344. HALF ‘N HALF (ARF ‘N ARF)
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33172792
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13109761
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35235299
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35123338
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
English Channel | 8 November 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
I edited some stuff to make it easier to understand. I will go on some more later.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10344 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database