44-8409
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5134 - The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Delivered Patterson 5/9/44; Hunter 20/9/44; Grenier 2/10/44; Assigned 545th Bomb SQuadron, 384th Bomb Group [JD-N] Grafton Underwood on 7 October 1944; Missing in Action Zeitz 30/11/44 with Arthur Dexter Champ, Menceslaus Anthony Gerlach, Rodney Penrose, John Junior Sherman, Robert Leroy Love (5 Killed in Action); Charles Leroy Williams, Jack Ramon Chidley, Gerald Fabian Foretich, Wesley C. Borgeson (4 Prisoner of War); shot down by flak, crashed Wuppertal; Missing Air Crew Report 11128.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-722778
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37701943
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35549602
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19064123
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33679930
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 30 November 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11128 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database