42-39976 My Achin Back
Delivered Long Beach 23/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned 731BS/452BG [7D-K] Deopham Green 31/12/43; Missing in Action Brux 12/5/45 with Claud Martin, Co-pilot: Leon Eichenbaum, Navigator: Ward Miller, Bombardier: Bill Thompson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Niechniedowicz, Radio Operator: Bob Pinneo, Ball turret gunner: Jack Kimble, Waist gunner: Larry Laurie, Waist gunner: Mike Kutago,Tail gunner: Henry Pruett (10 Prisoner of War); mech fault in #2, crash landed Koegen, near Neckar, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4820. MY ACHIN’ BACK.
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Kongen, Germany on Brux mission | 12 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4820 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database