42-98013
Delivered Dallas 2/5/44; Hunter 8/6/44; Presque Is 28/6/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG Lavenham 30/6/44; 839BS [R5-E]; Missing in Action Magdeburg 14/1/45 with Clem Kochczynski, Steve Hunter, Roy Seeger, Gene Haulott (4 Killed in Action); Loren Crandell, Tom Clark, Frank Scott, Bill Achondo, Bill Peak (5 Prisoner of War); mid air coll with 43-37933 (487BG); crashed Ventschow, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11734.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 14 January 1945 |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11734 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database