42-97136
Delivered Cheyenne 30/1/44; Hunter 22/2/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 11/3/44; transferred 544BS/384BG [SU-T] Grafton Underwood 12/3/44; Missing in Action Pas de Calais 27/4/44 with Herb Small, Co-pilot: Roy Morris, Navigator: Jim McGee, Bombardier: John Sewack, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Pirrello, Radio Operator: Marion Parker, Ball turret gunner: John Reynolds, Waist gunner: Dave George, Waist gunner: Russ Ulrich, Tail gunner: Ed Potkay (10 Killed in Action); flak on left wing, caught fire and spun in, crashed Le Pont Durand, two miles S of Rocheville, six miles W of Valognes, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 4350.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39272639
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-703103
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-810196
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39408737
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32817505
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cheyenne Airport : Jerry Olson Field
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 27 April 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4350 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database