42-97457
Delivered Denver 19/11/43; Albuquerque 25/11/43; Wendover 11/12/43; Assigned 749BS/457BG [N] Glatton 29/1/44; Missing in Action Augsburg 25/2/44 with Archie Bower, Bombardier: Rich Cooke, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frank Giordano, Radio Operator: John Popowitz,Tail gunner: John Waskovich (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bill Baxendale, Navigator: Lee Hoskins, Radio Operator: Joe Syder, Waist gunner: Jesse Hirschberg,Tail gunner: Westley Schneider (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed in vineyard near Birkweiler, a few miles W of Landau, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2918.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13131673
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13127583
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 25 February 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2918 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database