Murray David Altman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

On a mission to Berlin on 4 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-39991 was crippled by ME109s and after the rest of the crew baled out, the 2 pilots and the radio operator made an emergency landing SW of St Pol, France. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Air Crew Report #2741.

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Units served with

384th Bomb Group

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

544th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Walter Richard Carpenter

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-533026
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Wayne Peter Fallesen

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 37451120
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator

Donald Robert Girard

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 11073385
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Carl A Hedin

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 734912
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

John Benton Kennedy

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-802413
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-29632

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Cased Ace
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron

42-29651

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Stella
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

42-29717

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Mr Five by Five
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron

42-29814

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: The Dallas Rebel
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

42-31073

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Billie Del
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group in flight.

8th Air Force 247

Date: 4 March 1944

8th Air Force 238

Date: 28 February 1944

8th Air Force 230 BIG WEEK - DAY 3

Date: 22 February 1944

8th Air Force 228 BIG WEEK - DAY 2

Date: 21 February 1944

8th Air Force 212

Date: 6 February 1944

Places

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Jackson Heights, New York, USA	24 March 1919
Other Assigned	Grafton Underwood NN14, UK	11 September 1943	Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 544th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #93 dated 11 September 1943, Walter Richard Carpenter Crew. 19 combat missions.
Other Killed In Action	62130 Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, France	4 March 1944	Burial: Mount Zion Cemetery Maspeth Queens County New York, USA Plot: Soc.:AMERBROTH; Path:35R; Gate:EL-2; Grave:3; Map:429

Event

Location

Date

Description

Born

Jackson Heights, New York, USA

24 March 1919

Other

Assigned

Grafton Underwood NN14, UK

11 September 1943

Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 544th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #93 dated 11 September 1943, Walter Richard Carpenter Crew. 19 combat missions.

Other

Killed In Action

62130 Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, France

4 March 1944

Burial: Mount Zion Cemetery Maspeth Queens County New York, USA Plot: Soc.:AMERBROTH; Path:35R; Gate:EL-2; Grave:3; Map:429

Revisions

Date1 May 2023 18:53:10