43-38103

Delivered Cheyenne 26/6/44; Hunter 15/7/44; Grenier 24/7/44; Assigned 848BS/490BG Eye 26/7/44; Missing in Action Nurnberg 5/4/45 with Chas Bates, Ellis Smith, John Ewald (3 Prisoner of War); Alfredo Aulicino, Jack Hamilton, Ray Conroy, Chas Anderson, Chas Plotner, Jim Ireland [tg}, John Till [GN - ?} (7 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Frisian Is, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 13855.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37541579
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31386449
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 5 April 1945

Revisions

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 13855 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database