43-38340 Milk Run

Delivered Cheyenne 22/7/44; Hunter 1/8/44; Dow Field 7/8/44; Assigned 493rd Bomb Group at Debach 13/8/44;



Flown by Capt. Henry B Skeen and his crew including Robert "Gene" McKee until early January 1945.





Missing in Action Mannheim 21/1/45 with Allan Lindsay, Troy Searcy, Cliff Nadeau, Gaylon Alfred, Hobart Saunders, Les Sorensen, Earl Keesecker, Lester McClean, Harry Winnewisser (9 Prisoner of War); mech fault, crashed Georgefeld, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12236. MILK RUN.

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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

Gaylon L Alfred

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Earl F Keesecker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38351429
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Allan J Lindsay

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-721806
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Lester D MacLean

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36879105
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Robert Eugene McKee

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39144977
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 21 January 1945

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Removed the words "of the" before the word "until" in the "Description" section to aid clarity.

Date
ContributorLucy May
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Photo of Skeen and the navigator here: http://www.fold3.com/document/32146904/

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12236 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database