42-97225 Battle Baby
Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/44; Kearney 27/2/44; Grenier 2/4/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-O] Podington 15/4/44; Missing in Action Munich 16/7/44 with Bob Huettel, Navigator: Ed Stuart, Bombardier: Haskell Rubin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Silas Gill, Ball turret gunner: Tom McNeil, Waist Gunner: Sam Williams, Tail Gunner: Joe Dieken (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Dick Bagg (chute failed to completely open), Radio Operator: Jack Schuh (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Nuremburg; Missing Air Crew Report 7566. BATTLE BABY.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 16 July 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7566 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database