Delivered Cheyenne 11/3/44; Kearney 31/3/44; Dow Fd 8/4/44; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-O] Framlingham 11/4/44; Missing in Action Berlin 19/5/44 with Dick Tannehill, Navigator: Bob Horst, Bombardier: Elmer Leggett, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Larry O’Connor, Radio Operator: Nick Mihalik, Ball turret gunner: Ervin Joseph, Waist gunner: Phil Sorenson, Waist gunner: John Garner, Tail gunner: Larry O’Conner (9 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Layton Vernie (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Ostermoor, near Schleswig, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4953.
Service
Units
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Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This...
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People
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 51
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Tail Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 51
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Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 51
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Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 19 May 1944 in B-17 #42102532. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 19 May 1944 in B-17 #42102532. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 19 May 1944 in B-17 #42102532. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 19 May 1944 in B-17 #42102532. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 19 May 1944 in B-17 #42-102532, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 390th Bomb Group
Served in the Air Force for 30 years. Served as a navigator during the war. Retired from the USAF with the rank of Colonel
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 19 May 1944 in B-17 #42102532. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Places
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Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force from 1942 to 43, Framlingham was home first to the 95th Bomb Group, before that unit moved to RAF Alconbury. From 1943 to 1945, it was operated by the 390th Bomb Group. The airfield was handed back to the RAF in 1945, and...
Events
Event |
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Date |
Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany |
19 May 1944 |