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Delivered Denver 9/1/44; 1SAG Langley 4/2/44; Grenier 4/3/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ- ] Snetterton 7/3/44; Missing in Action Friedrichshafen 24/4/44 with Capt Joe Meacham, Co-pilot: Henry Gibson, Navigator: Capt Dan Crist (338BS), Ex-nav-Ken McVitie, Bombardier: Walter White, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Chapman, Radio Operator: George Blackburn, Mick/Op-Lt Dick Murdock, Waist gunner: George Marling, Tail gunner: Bill Watson, Col Francis Tiller command pilot (11 Prisoner of War); flak hit on return, crew bailed, ship crashed Reichsthal, near Felsbergerdof, 11 N of Kaiserlautern, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4164.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

George William Blackburn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34359282
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Richard Murray Chapman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34205973
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Danny Martin Crist

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron 413th Bomb Squadron 337th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18065521 / O-728183
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Henry G Gibson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

George Hubert Marling

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35496552
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 24 April 1944

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4164 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4164 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database