43-37920
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 1213 - B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 351st Bomb Group, including (RQ-P, serial number 42-97193) and (serial number 43-37920) fly through flak bursts during...
Delivered Cheyenne 5/6/44; Kearney 19/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-L] Polebrook 17/7/44; Missing in Action 6m Brandenburg 6/8/44 with George Uttley, Co-pilot: Chas Hayes, Bombardier: Jim Ralston, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Cecil Badgett, Ball turret gunner: Joe Garza, Waist gunner: Bill Saunders,Tail gunner: Marion Coverdale (7 Killed in Action); Navigator: Milton Sheir, Radio Operator: Alvin Bernstein, (2 Prisoner of War); flak & enemy aircraft, crashed Wilhelmshorst, S of Potsdam, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7585.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1048964
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 6 August 1944 |