43-38175 Ill be seeing you
Delivered Cheyenne 4/7/44; Kearney 13/7/44; Grenier 20/7/44; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 22/7/44; transferred 568BS/390BG [BI-S] Framlingham 23/7/44 'TIL WE MEET AGAIN; Missing in Action Frantic IV supply drop to Warsaw 18/9/44 with Francis Akins, Co-pilot: Forrest Shaw, Navigator: Ely Berenson, Bombardier: Myron Merrill, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frank De Cillis, Ball turret gunner: George McPhee, Waist gunner: Paul Haney,Tail gunner: Walt Shimshock (8 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: Marcus Shook, X-Jim Christy (2 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #4, then stabilizer disintegrated, crashed Łomianki, NW of Warsaw, Poland. Missing Air Crew Report 10205. I'LL BE SEEING YOU.
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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: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13108566 / O-818998
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12165149 / T-125737
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35419667
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Passenger
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32778269
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35767874
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Łomianki, Poland | 18 September 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10205 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database