43-38264
Removed associations which are not depicted in the image. Associations to be made in the AIRCRAFT record.
Delivered Cheyenne 14/7/44; Hunter 22/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 863BS/493BG [G6- ] Debach 4/8/44; detailed Magdeburg 12/9/44, 493rd BG mission 55, with the George M Durgin crew (who normally flew in ULPY 43-38241 which was not mission ready); landed in Belgium to get Donald W Gray, Haywood (Frank) Deese & Ray H Higginbotham to hospital ASAP but Don Gray died later that day;
Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 5/11/44 with John Kolberg, Bruce Johnson, Martin Rosenberg, Vince Churm, Bob Klindworth (5 Killed in Action); Joe Loughran, Bob Kurio, Bill Vayo, Art Fisher (4 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Ludwigshafen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10327.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31307021
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 5 November 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10327 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database