42-39860 War cry
Object Number - UPL 55999 - B-17G-VE 42-39860, 385th BG, ditched, mid-air collision. WAR CRY.
Delivered Long Beach 23/9/43; Gr Island 6/10/43; Assigned 548BS/385BG [GX-A] Gt Ashfield 23/10/43; Missing in Action Bremen 13/11/43 with Ben McCall,Tail gunner: Bill Butler`found in tail section near Oldenburg, Ger. (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Clovis Ginn, Navigator: John Replogle, Bombardier: Bob Lambiaso, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Larry Charland, Radio Operator: Stan Easterbrook, Ball turret gunner: Ed Barthuame, Waist gunner: Bill Bowels, Waist gunner: Lyne Wood (8RTD -rescued from sea); mid-air coll. with 42-30717 (385BG), ditched North Sea 20 miles of UK coast; Missing Air Crew Report 1403. WAR CRY.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Man O War
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
English Channel | 13 November 1943 |
Revisions
Added nickname, corrected manufacturer, deleted redundances.
P. Marchese, March 5, 2022
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1403 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
