44-6103
Delivered Tulsa 3/5/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 24/5/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG Glatton 6/6/44; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 21/7/44 with Norris Gerber, Navigator: George Sipp, Bombardier: Bill O’Connor, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Norman Hirsch, Radio Operator: Floyd Stitely, Waist gunner: Harry Moore,Tail gunner: Chas Minter (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Dick Cotter, Waist gunner: Herve Paquin (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Maibacher Hohe, Dittelbrunn, near Schweinfurt; Missing Air Crew Report 6925/7254.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-693638
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32511919
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32767402
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 21 July 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7254 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database