44-6290

Delivered Kearney 26/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 836BS/487BG [2G-D] Lavenham 8/7/44; Missing in Action Saarbrucken 9/11/44 with Joe Herring, Dick Meyer, Francis Crawford, Chas Brown, Dan Heintz, Elda Fitzhugh, Ed Hartman (7 Prisoner of War); John Leonesio, Bill Faria (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Saverne, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 10341.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Charles Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Francis P Crawford

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

William R Faria

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Elda M Fitzhugh

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Edward A Hartman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 9 November 1944

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10341 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database