43-38026
Delivered Cheyenne 17/6/44; Kearney 28/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [H] Glatton 2/7/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg 28/9/44 with Chas Schultz, Co-pilot: Alf Wilson, Bombardier: George McDermott, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Dickinson, Radio Operator: John Palladina, Ball turret gunner: C. J. Peppers, Waist gunner: Gus Hermann, Tail gunner: Calvin Carter (8 Killed in Action); Navigator: Dick Houghten (Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Hornburg, S of Brunswick, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9770.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32385105
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37721163
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-817542
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-62378
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 28 September 1944 |
Revisions
Corrected a typo in the A/C "Description" - "Houghten" was misspelled.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9770 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database