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Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; Gr Island 8/2/44; Presque Is 21/1/44; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-D] Polebrook 26/3/44; Missing in Action `22m` Le Bourget 14/6/44 with Joe Dixey, Co-pilot: Capt Jim Lowery (2 evaded capture); Bombardier: Tom Trolinger, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob McCullough, Radio Operator: Don Kemohah, Ball turret gunner: Arthur Gross, Waist gunner: Joe Barnes, Tail gunner: John Offutt (6 Prisoner of War) Navigator: Bob Shafer, Waist gunner: Don Henderson (2 KIA, the latter of wounds as Prisoner of War)); flak, crashed Abbeville, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 5796.
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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: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32465488
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16029895 at enlistment, then O-735077
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot / Co-Pilot / Tail Gunner / Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 14 June 1944 |