43-38009
Delivered Cheyenne 3/7/44; Kearney 12/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 850BS/490BG Eye 21/7/44; Missing in Action Stuttgart 13/9/44 with Albt Davis, Bombardier: Dick Wessel (2 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Fred Ostler, Navigator: Jenner De Santis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Godfrey, Radio Operator: Teofilio Crixel, Ball turret gunner: Larry Roony, Waist gunner: Don Garry,Tail gunner: Oscar Jensen (7 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Hochheim, near Worms, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8855.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37578213
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19172456 / O-770751
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11029681
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35692927 / O-773029
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Cheyenne AAF, WY | 3 July 1944 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF, WY 3-Jul-44. |
Assigned |
Eye, UK | 21 July 1944 | Assigned 850BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed |
Hochheim, Germany | 13 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Stuttgart 13-Sep-44 with Davis Crew; flak, crashed Hochheim, near Worms, Germany. 2 x POW, 7 X KIA MACR 8855. |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8855 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database