William J Yake

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Navigator, Mohnacky crew. 381st BG, 534th BS, 8th AF. Shot down by fighters on mission #61 to the industrial areas of Frankfurt, Germany on 29 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-38045. MACR 2242. Killed in Action (KIA). Buried in the Lorraine AMC.

Bellingham, WA

This was the first 800+ bomber mission of the 8th Air Force.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Joseph Berg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16078969
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Joe Flood

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-751960
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Dale Gentsch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13090093
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer

Joseph William Grugan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33242908
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Elmer Franklin Hagen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35340187
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-38045

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

7 December 1943 - 29 January 1944

Other

Killed in Action

29 January 1944

Born

Bellingham, Washington, USA

Buried

Plot K Row 30 Grave 13

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Sources

381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 2242, 8th AF Losses, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2242 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database