44-6027
Object Number - UPL 19849 - William Hoyer Crew
Delivered Tulsa 9/4/44; Hunter 17/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 709BS/447BG [IE-O] Rattlesden 1/5/44; Missing in Action Bohlen 29/6/44 with Bill Hoyer, Co-pilot: Joe Syoen, Navigator: John Riddell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bernie Duwel, Radio Operator: Walt Degutis, Ball turret gunner: Tom Burke, Waist gunner: Edwin Thornton, Waist gunner: Floyd Broman (8 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Chas Pearson, Tail gunner: Tom Holland (2 Prisoner of War); flak KOd #2 setting fire to bomb bay and radio room, ship exploded crashed around Jahnsheim, eight miles E of Altenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 6730.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
29 June 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Added association to the 709th BS as listed in the A/C description.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 6730 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database