44-6086
Delivered Tulsa 27/4/44; Kearney 9/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-L] Molesworth 27/5/44; Missing in Action Cologne 15/8/44 with Ollie Lawson, Co-pilot: George Kersting, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob O’Connor, Radio Operator: Don Mullaney, Ball turret gunner: Chas Sweeney, Waist gunner: Hubt Holland,Tail gunner: Norbert Philson (7 Prisoner of War); Navigator: John Gard (evaded capture); Bombardier: John Draves (KIA-chute caught on wreckage); enemy aircraft, crashed Seffern, N of Bitburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8172. MY BLONDE BABY.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O771908
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O718281
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 15 August 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8172 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database