Le Roy Aulthouse
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 5 June 1944 in B-17 #42-39887 "Pickle Dropper IV". Plane crashed into Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Roger H Beckman
Military
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Rodger Beckman’s name on the Tablets of the Missing at the Ardennes American Cemetery
Rodger Beckman was Co-Pilot on B-17 #42-39887 “Pickle Dropper IV” on the 5 June 1944 mission to the Boulogne coastal defences, France, in preparation for the D-Day invasion. The Fortress crashed in to the Channel, with no survivors. Killed In Action (KIA), he is still listed as Missing In Action (MIA).
Service
People
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Norman Bean
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Norman Bean was Ball Turret gunner on B-17 #42-39887 “Pickle Dropper IV” on the 5 June 1944 mission to the Boulogne coastal defences, France, in preparation for the D-Day invasion. The Fortress crashed in the Channel, with no survivors. Killed In... -
Joseph Carini
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Joseph Carini was Left Waist gunner on B-17 #42-39887 “Pickle Dropper IV” on the 5 June 1944 mission to the Boulogne coastal defences, France, in preparation for the D-Day invasion. The Fortress crashed in the Channel, off Dieppe, France, with no... -
Robert Davis
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Robert Davis was Engineer/Top Turret gunner on B-17 #42-39887 “Pickle Dropper IV” on the 5 June 1944 mission to the Boulogne coastal defences, France, in preparation for the D-Day invasion. The Fortress crashed in the Channel, with no survivors. Killed... -
Norman Hollis
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 390th Bomb Group
Norman Hollis was Radio Operator on B-17 #42-39887 “Pickle Dropper IV” on the 5 June 1944 mission to the Boulogne coastal defences, France, in preparation for the D-Day invasion. The Fortress crashed in the Channel, with no survivors. Killed In Action ... -
Richard Joseph
Military | Lieutenant | Bombardier | 390th Bomb Group
Richard Joseph was Bombardier on B-17 #42-39887 “Pickle Dropper IV” on the 5 June 1944 mission to the Boulogne coastal defences, France, in preparation for the D-Day invasion. The Fortress crashed in the Channel, with no survivors. Killed In Action ... -
Hugh Pickell
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Hugh Pickell was Pilot of B-17 #42-39887 “Pickle Dropper IV” on the 5 June 1944 mission to the Boulogne coastal defences, France, in preparation for the D-Day invasion. The Fortress crashed in the Channel, with no survivors. Killed In Action (KIA), he... -
Roland Zander
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Roland Zander was Tail Gunner on B-17 #42-39887 “Pickle Dropper IV” on the 5 June 1944 mission to the Boulogne coastal defences, France, in preparation for the D-Day invasion. The Fortress crashed in the Channel, with no survivors. Killed In Action ...
Units served with
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390th Bomb Group
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This... -
571st Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-39887 PICKLE DROPPER IV
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Long Beach 29/9/43; Gr Island 24/10/43; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-J] Framlingham 2/11/43. Missing in Action on its 54th mission, the one to the Boulogne coastal defences, France, on 5 June 1944, in preparation for the D-Day invasion. Pilot...
Missions
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392
5 June 1944
Associated Place
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Framlingham
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force from 1942 to 43, Framlingham was home first to the 95th Bomb Group, before that unit moved to RAF Alconbury. From 1943 to 1945, it was operated by the 390th Bomb Group. The airfield was handed back to the RAF in 1945, and...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Snohomish, Washington, USA | |
| Killed in Action (KIA) | English Channel | 5 June 1944 |
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in the loss of B-17 #42-39887, off the coast of Dieppe, France |
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| Memorialized | Ardennes American Cemetery, Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium | |
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on the Tablets of the Missing at the Ardennes American Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 11 June 2020 13:59:53 | ED-BB | Changes to events |
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ABMC website |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 11 June 2020 13:22:53 | ED-BB | Changes to service number, biography, awards, events, person associations and mission associations |
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MACR 5480 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:24:22 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5480 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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