42-97303
Delivered Cheyenne 16/2/44; Rapid City 3/3/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/4/44; no ops, transferred 369BS/306BG [WW-Q] Thurleigh 7/5/44; Missing in Action Saarbrucken 11/5/44 with Bill Wills, Co-pilot: John Roberts, Navigator: Jim Sharpe, Bombardier: Dick Jindrich, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Caine, Radio Operator: Bob Carlton, Ball turret gunner: Cleo Dark, Waist gunner: Ken Hanson,Tail gunner: Delbert Bishop (9 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: John Bartron (KIA- chute failed); flak hits on return trip KOd two engines and a rocket took out controls, crrw bailed and aircraft crashed Honskirch, six miles W of Sarre Union, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 4557.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-750692
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-750908
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 11 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4557 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database