43-38107

Delivered Cheyenne 26/6/44; Hunter 21/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 861BS/493BG Debach 4/8/44; Missing in Action Osnabruck 21/11/44 with Llewellyn Baxter, Dick Edgar, Bill Cox, Dick Sipes, Bill Massey, Bill Jenkins, Merle Aderbach, Herman Schroeder (8 Prisoner of War); Americo Galle (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Enschede, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 10404.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Merle Auerbach

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36760072
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Llewellyn H Baxter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-818812
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William B Cox

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-886637
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Richard Edgar

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-886467
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Abraham Galfunt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12121484 / O-550949
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Hollland 21 November 1944

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10404 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database