42-97845
Delivered Denver 14/3/44; Hunter 7/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN- ] Thorpe Abbotts 1/5/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Capt Jim Geary, Co-pilot: Maj Maurice Fitzgerald, Navigator: Dort Payne, Bombardier: Edwin Stern, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Francis Acker, Radio Operator: Lou PaltrineriWounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: Carl Schuster, Waist gunner: Jack DomeningWounded in Action, Waist gunner: John TroutWounded in Action,Tail gunner: Lt Art Harris (10 Prisoner of War); flak damage, crashed Spornitz, four miles SW of Parchim, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5151.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11086814
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673830
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 24 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5151 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database