44-6159 West Virginian
Delivered Tulsa 18/5/44; Kearney 29/5/44; Grenier 7/6/44; Assigned 551BS/385BG [XA-M] Gt Ashfield 11/6/44; Missing in Action Berlin 6/10/44 with Ray Noiseau, Metro Marchyn (2 Prisoner of War); Bill Waggoner, Bill Feuerstein, Stan Gue, Norman Wiess, Paul Provinical, Jim Burns, Don McGraw (7 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Brandenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9515. WEST VIRGINIAN.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
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- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35755617
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19151139
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 6 October 1944 |
Revisions
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Sources
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9515 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database