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Delivered Cheyenne 25/3/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Grenier 27/4/44; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-O] Kimbolton 19/5/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 11/9/44 with Bill Smithdeal, Co-pilot: Henry Bengis, Navigator: Don Huhta, Bombardier: Chas Vevier*, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Orville Sindelar*, Radio Operator: Grayson Schroeder, Ball turret gunner: Pete Schramko*, Waist gunner: Jacob Bissing*, Tail gunner: George Koehl (9 POW- * these three were recorded as evaded capture in another record);
Caused by flak, crash landed along Maldegemseweg Canal, near Kneselare, Aeltrebruegge, Belgium; Missing Air Crew Report 8900.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-814854
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36666279
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16153023 / O-718317
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 42003585
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36292648
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
Maldegemseweg, 9910 Knesselare, Belgium | 11 September 1944 | |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Merseburg, Germany | 11 September 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8900 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database