42-97241 Expectant Father
— One-Mission Man by David Ririe, Roger Nielsen, et al.
— "One-Mission Man" by David Ririe, Roger Nielsen, et al.
Shared by my father, William L. Ellis Jr.
Delivered Cheyenne 10/2/44; Gr Island 4/3/44; Grenier 20/3/44; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 22/3/44; Missing in Action Rostock 11/4/44 with Edmund Ely, Co-pilot: Fred Pratt, Navigator: Bill Ellis, Bombardier: Dave Ririe, Radio Operator: John Russell, Ball turret gunner: Vince Muffoletto (6 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leo Komoely, Waist gunner: Harvey Ringer, Waist gunner: Constantine Scourbys,Tail gunner: Tom Neill (4KIA-baled over Baltic Sea); enemy aircraft KOd #1, set fire to radio room, crash landed Bad Doberan/ Mecklenburg, seven miles W of Rostock, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3776.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15119544
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 11 April 1944 |
Revisions
Shared with me by my father, William L. Ellis Jr.
Also from the book "One-Mission Man," by David Ririe, et al.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3776 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database