43-38408 Faithful Forever
Delivered Cheyenne 29/7/44; Hunter 7/8/44; Dow Fd 30/8/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN- ] Thorpe Abbotts 2/9/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Leo Ross, Co-pilot: Raigh Mason {Wounded in Action}, Navigator: Bill Burreuss, Bombardier: Russ Koechel, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jerry Angelots, Radio Operator: Carl Anderon, Ball turret gunner: Oscar Johnson, Waist gunner: John Affleck, Tail gunner: Jim Wynne (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Bartelsdorf, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11360. FAITHFUL FOREVER.
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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: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- 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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
31 December 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11360 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database