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Delivered Cheyenne 10/1/44; Gr Island 23/1/44; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-K] Ridgewell 6/4/44; {21m} Missing in Action Dessau 30/5/44 with John Monahan, tog-T/Sgt Bill Hoyle, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Loebert Catter, Waist gunner: Maurice Emanuelson (4 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Ken Cea, Navigator: Leland Haas, Radio Operator: John Valinski, Ball turret gunner: Jerome Granlund,Tail gunner: John Bryan (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KOd #2, losing altitude the crew bailed, crashed near Koethen Afd, 12 miles SW of Dessau, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5234.
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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 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 30 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5234 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database