44-8547
Delivered Cheyenne 16/10/44; Hunter 19/11/44; Dow Fd 28/12/44; Assigned 836BS/487BG [2G-E] Lavenham 2/1/45; Missing in Action Kiel 8/4/45 with Leon Milner, Clem Swan, Ed Sherman, Elmer Schramm, Lt Tony Bamberg tg (5 Killed in Action); Irving Bellow, John Jackson, Bob Bullion, Lt Stan Wechsler mission pilot) (4 Prisoner of War); mid air coll with 43-38958 (303BG); crashed Neustadt, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13742.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Mickey Operator, Pathfinder Operator
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY | 16 October 1944 | |
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Assigned |
Lavenham Airfield, UK | 2 January 1945 | |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Hof, Germany | 8 April 1945 |
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Sources
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 13742 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database