43-37859 Jeanne
Delivered Cheyenne 30/5/44; Kearney 8/6/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-D] Deenethorpe 10/7/44; Missing in Action Orleans 1/8/44 with Bob Sproul, Co-pilot: Don Bennett, Navigator: Tom Ellington, Bombardier: Jim Moon, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred La Point, Radio Operator: Don Kotila, Ball turret gunner: Ken Mark, Waist gunner: Fred Hinderschied,Tail gunner: Frank Cornwell (9 Killed in Action); mid air coll with 42-39873, crashed Poisvilliers, N of Chartres, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 9189. JEANNE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32928756
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-771956
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-816373
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Missions
- Date: 19 July 1944
- Official Description:
- Date: 18 July 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 1 August 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9189 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database