42-97394 Kentucky Colonel
Back Row, L-R:
Co-pilot-2nd lt. Ernest A. Schoen
Navigator-2nd Lt. Bernard T. Laizer
Bombardier-2nd Lt. David M. Duncombe
Pilot-2nd Lt. Harold K. Stallcup
Front Row, l-r:
Engineer-S/Sgt. Sidney K. Trigher
Waist Gunner (for this mission he flew as Ball Turret Gunner)- Sgt. Emmett F. Ahlborn
Ball Turret (flew as Waist Gunner for this mission)-Sgt. George Gouveia
Tail Gunner (usually Waist Gunner)-Sgt. Solomon Hatkoff
Radio-T/Sgt. Harold P. Loveless
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.
Object Number - UPL 23094 - Harold Stallcup's Crew. This photo was taken at Nuthampstead on 4th August 1944, before their mission to Peenmunde. Back Row, L-R: Co-pilot-2nd...
Delivered Cheyenne 25/2/44; Kearney 16/3/44; Dow Fd 5/4/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-P] Nuthampstead 28/4/44; Missing in Action (19m) Cauvincourt 8/8/44 with Wally Blackwell, Co-pilot: Roy Anderson, Navigator: Isadore Cassuto, tog-Cpl Adrian Bacon, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Arnold Brunsburg, Radio Operator: Hillyer Brown, Ball turret gunner: Cpl Gerald Decker, Waist gunner: Bob Augustin (8 Returned to Duty);Tail gunner: Chas Simons (Killed in Action); flak KO’d #4 and tail wheel, crashed Falaise, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 8065. KENTUCKY COLONEL.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20242353
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0 204 653
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 8 August 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8065 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database