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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31311381
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12052784 / O-766326
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-822827
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37573233
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14057344
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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