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Delivered Cheyenne 15/12/43; Kearney 1/1/44; Presque Is 14/1/44; Assigned 749BS/457BG [U] Glatton 25/2/44; 748BS; Missing in Action Marienburg 9/4/44 with Amos Shephard, Co-pilot: Ralph Hammerstrom, Navigator: Ken Galyean, Bombardier: Herb Spaulding, Radio Operator: Jon Roberts, Ball turret gunner: Harry Smith, Waist gunner: Amos Bunch, Waist gunner: Arnold Kaufman, Tail gunner: Bill Good (9 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Fasone (KIA - chute failed); enemy aircraft KOd #3, crashed two miles NE of Ossecken, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3666.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 9 April 1944 |