42-102392 Cool Papa
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Object Number - UPL 38840 - The Cool Papa
Delivered Cheyenne 27/2/44; Gt Falls 2/3/44; Hunter 14/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [OR- ] Bassingbourn 22/4/44; Missing in Action 7m Troyes 1/5/44 with Albt McCardle, Co-pilot: Joe Vandenboom, Navigator: Cliff Stanton, Bombardier: Everett Lunde, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Standley, Radio Operator: Roy Neuman, Waist gunner: Don Kowall, Tail gunner: Guy Johnson (8 Killed in Action); Ball turret gunner: Harry McMurray, Waist gunner: Rex Silver (2 Prisoner of War); direct flak hit in cockpit, crashed near Raversijde Afd, three miles SW of Ostende, Bel; Missing Air Crew Report 4465. COOL PAPA.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 1 May 1944 |
Revisions
Added “B-17” to the production block number.
Added a space before the words “tail gunner” in the a/c description.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4465 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database