42-97600
The B 17 was numbered 4297600. The plane pictured was for photo purposes only.
The crew was placed in German Prisoner of War Camps. SSGT James J Huffman is Back Row, 4th from the left. He was the right Waist Gunner
Correction made
Object Number - UPL 37853 - Crew of various B 17 Fortresses that flew 13 missions before being shot down with flack on a bombing run to Merseberg on 21 Nov 1944. The B 17 was...
Delivered Denver 3/1/44; Langley 26/1/44; Grenier 25/2/44; Assigned 91BG Bassingbourn 27/4/44; transferred 351BG [ -Y] Polebrook 14/6/44; 614BS/401BG [IW-Y] Deenethorpe 20/8/44; 613BS [IN-Y].
Missing in Action Merseburg 21/11/44 with Francis Rundell, Ray Johnson, Rene Champagne, Bill Shearer, Harry Mears, Art Trojanowski, Jim Huffman, Bob Ice, Lt Alistair Currie radar nav (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Merseburg; Missing Air Crew Report 10410.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16043438 / O-753240
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Missions
- Date: 27 August 1944
- Date: 24 August 1944
- Date: 16 August 1944
- Date: 13 August 1944
- Date: 9 August 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 21 November 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10410 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database