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Delivered Cheyenne 22/2/43; Casper 13/3/43; Smoky Hill 3/4/43; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-H] Polebrook 17/5/43; Missing in Action 3m Huls 22/6/43 with Pilot: Leo Turgeon; Co-pilot: Burton Caruso; Navigator: Chas Bryant; Bombardier: John Turney; Flight Engineer/top turret gunner: John Cabaniss; Radio Operator: Larry Ferns; Ball turret gunner: Leasure McGinniss; Waist gunner: Ed Knower; Waist gunner: Video Pacciotti; Tail gunner: Fred Aye (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Beck, Gelderland, Hol. No MACR.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17078419
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

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Missions

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Event Location Date Description

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Failed to Return (FTR)

47839 Hüls, Germany 22 June 1943

Crashed

Gelderland, Netherlands 22 June 1943

Revisions

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Loss Document

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log