44-8566

Delivered Cheyenne 19/10/44; Hunter 17/11/44; Grenier 7/12/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [CC-C] Framlingham 9/12/44 as PFF; battle damaged Frankfurt 17/2/45 with Cassius Kennedy, Pete Stene, Joe Miller, Jim Hale, Manuel Jaime, Francis Wilson, Francis Wishart, Dick Gentille (8 Killed in Action); Lt Jim Keelan mickey op (Returned to Duty); fire in # 1 & 2 exploded 20m NW Ostend, Hol.; crashed English Channel. Missing Air Crew Report 12321.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Mickey Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Cheyenne, WY 19 October 1944

Assigned

Framlingham Airfield, UK 9 December 1944

Other

Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW)

English Channel 17 February 1945

Revisions

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
Personal Collection

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12321 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database