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Assigned 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. A/C failed to return, crashed near Amiens 14-Jul-43 Lt Ward K Wortman KIA. MACR 3149.

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Personnel of the 4th Fighter Group, 335th Fighter Squadron, grouped around the P-51B Mustang that they have modified into a two-seater aircraft, November 1944. L to R: on wing, Ernest Lange; standing Captain Gene Grunow, 335th Fighter Squadron Engine Officer; Master Sergeant Elwood "Woody" Jensen, 335th Fighter Squadron Technical Inspector; front seat, Bill Berthold; rear seat, Sidney Polsky.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 335th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: 36338183
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Technical Inspector
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885416
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Amiens, France 14 July 1943 - 14 July 1943 A/C failed to return, crashed near Amiens 14-Jul-43 Lt Ward K Wortman KIA. MACR 3149.

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MACR 4126 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database