42-5861 Laden maiden
Personal records
Object Number - UPL 38262 - Laden Maiden
Delivered Long Beach 30/3/43; Kearney 15/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Kearney 22/5/43; Dow Fd 6/6/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-J] Thorper Abbotts 8/6/43 STUD DUCK; renamed before crash landed base with Owen Roane (10 Returned to Duty) u/c collapsed 2/8/43; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 30/12/43 with Marvin Leininger, Co-pilot: Albt Witmyer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Meyer Weintraub, Radio Operator: Marshall Banta, Ball turret gunner: Nick Matulik, Waist gunner: Jim Parham, Waist gunner: Gene Latimer, Tail gunner: Chas McGrogan (8 Killed in Action); Navigator: Leon McChesney, Bombardier: Chas Compton (2 evaded capture); hit by three FW 190s , crashed Liry, 28 miles E of Rheims, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 2020. LADEN MAIDEN.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ground Crew
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12142759
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-687102
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 30 December 1943 |