43-38352
Delivered Cheyenne 24/7/44; Kearney 3/8/44; Dow Fd 12/8/44; Assigned 863BS/493BG [G6-F] Debach; Missing in Action Magdeburg 12/9/44 with Edwin Cockerham, Co-pilot: Bob Eggleston, Navigator: Dan Cashman, Bombardier: Bob Lawrence, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Vic Husak, Radio Operator: Chester Sick, Ball turret gunner: Pvt Bob Uithoven, Waist gunner: Les White (8 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Jim Bartholomew (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Hillerge, N of Gottingen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8870.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-698575
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32866533
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radar Operator, Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36419961
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36750716
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner, Top Turret Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 12 September 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8870 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database