43-37875
Delivered Cheyenne 31/5/44; Kearney 9/6/44; Grenier 28/6/44; Assigned 835BS/486BG [H8-K] Sudbury 30/6/44; `15m` Missing in Action Stuttgart 5/9/44 with Tom Crawford, Co-pilot: Norman Jones (2 evaded capture); Navigator: John Johnson, Bombardier: John Engelmeier, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lyle Lundstrom, Radio Operator: Cecil Davis, Ball turret gunner: Henry Hewitt, Waist gunner: Bob Beisler, Tail gunner: Velton Robson (7 Killed in Action); mid air coll with 43-37949 (486BG), broke in three sections, crashed Coataudon, near Brest, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 8459.
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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: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16058805
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 750950
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17074633
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34885978
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Acton
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nobody Getzit
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 5 September 1944 |
Revisions
Added an association to the AF station “Sudbury” as listed in the A/C description.
Added an association to the A/C #43-37949 listed in the A/C description section.
Removed some punctuation in the "biography description" to aid clarity.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8459 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database