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Delivered Cheyenne 20/6/44; Hunter 3/7/44; Grenier 24/7/44; Assigned 849BS/490BG Eye 26/7/44; Missing in Action Ruhland 17/3/45 with Arthur Stern, Clifton Nippert, Ed Dewahl, Willard Fay, Jim Rivers, George Devlin, John Terry, Jim Heathman, Ed Holdren (9 Killed in Action); mid-air coll, crashed Kamberg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13080.
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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: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33784012
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2069965
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20221396
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37630603
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33882650
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brome
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Cheyenne AAF, WY | 20 June 1944 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 20-Jun-44. |
Assigned |
Eye, UK | 26 July 1944 | Assigned 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed |
Kamberg, Germany | 17 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ruhland with crew 17-Mar-45; ; mid-air collision, crashed Kamberg, Germany 9 x KIA MACR 13080 |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Corrected unit association from 850th Bomb Squadron to 849th Bomb Squadron:
MACR 13080: https://www.fold3.com/image/1/29442236
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 13080 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database