43-38047 Innocent Bystander
Delivered Cheyenne 20/6/44; Hunter 16/7/44; Dow Fd 26/7/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-O] Thorpe Abbotts 2/8/44; Missing in Action Bohlen 11/9/44 with Joe Raine, Navigator: Howard Kalbach, Bombardier: Phil Pitts, Radio Operator: Vince Linguanti, Ball turret gunner: Elmer Farnsworth (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Lew Wallace, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walt Jorgensen{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: Ed Weinstein,Tail gunner: John Meacham (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft hit ship which exploded and crashed Tellerhauser, near Gottesgab, Ger (now Czech Republic). Missing Air Crew Report 8815. INNOCENT BYSTANDER.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
11 September 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8815 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database