UPL 23045
IMAGEB-17 "Ramp Rooster" 42-107188. On 29th December 1944, on it's 42nd mission, the aircraft was hit with flak and the caught fire. The plane crashed in the area of the 'Battle of the Bulge'. Crew members were: Pilot-2nd Lt. Mahion R. Reickson (POW) Co-pilot-2nd Lt. Adolf H. Huesgen (EVD) Navigator-2nd Lt. Paul A. Nachwey (KIA) Bombardier-2nd Lt. Lionel J. Leitner (EVD) Top Turret Gunner-S/Sgt. Emil O. Peterson (EVD) Radar Operator-T/Sgt. Claiborne T. Graves (POW) Ball Turret Gunner-Sgt. Lowell E. Thompson (POW) Right Waist Gunner-Sgt. James T. Sewell (POW) Tail Gunner-Sgt. Robert G. Morden (POW)
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39602415
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35874627
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36228124
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner