43-38595 Stormy Weather
Delivered Cheyenne 22/8/44; Lincoln 1/9/44; Grenier 11/9/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-B] Horham 13/9/44; 6m, Missing in Action Cologne 17/10/44 with Arvil McCulley, Co-pilot: Jean Ericson, Navigator: Joe Kunze, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Andy Sweeney, Radio Operator: Bob Owen, Ball turret gunner: Ray Peck, Waist gunner: Wilhelm Hussong,Tail gunner: Sam Jelsomeno (8 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Bill Kehoe (Killed in Action); flak hit #1 and #2 engine, left wing ablaze, dropped out of formation, jettisoned bombs and lost height rapidly before becoming obscured from sight, crashed Cologne, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9471. STORMY WEATHER
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36590809
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33008949 / O-757072
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12138465 / O-718336
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Missions
- Date: 2 October 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
17 October 1944 - 17 October 1944 | Missing in Action Cologne 17/10/44. Cause - flak, crashed Cologne, Germany. (8 x POW, 1 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR 9471. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9471 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database