43-37714
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 15/5/44; Kearney 24/5/44; Dow Fd 1/6/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG [CQ-G] Rattlesden 3/6/44; Missing in Action Hannover 18/6/44 with Mark Golden (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Jim Waltonblack, Navigator: Alvin Long, Bombardier: Jim McColgan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Homer Howes, Radio Operator: John Kauffman, Ball turret gunner: Fred Slater, Waist gunner: Rudi Giannoni, Waist gunner: Guido Valentine,Tail gunner: Ray Gaswint (9 Prisoner of War); flak KOd #2, then fire broke out in cockpit and ship exploded, crashed Ohlum Gross Lobke area, 10 miles NE of Hildersheim, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5902.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39856335
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-461089
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief, Engineer, Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 12 June 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
18 June 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5902 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database