42-29829 Sons of Satan
2 March 2002 Interview with Robert M. Dawson, by MSgt. Norman Dawson, USAF (retired)
Delivered Denver 23/2/43; Sioux City 16/3/43; Kearney 8/4/43; Dow Fd 16/4/43; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-F/P] Kimbolton 18/5/43; Missing in Action Bernburg 22/2/44 with Bob Haston, Radio Operator: Gordon Fisher, Waist gunner: Bill Nixon, Waist gunner: Conrad Gemmecke, Tail gunner: Lester Adriensen (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Foy Clingman - chute failed, Navigator: Harry Sheaffer - fell out of bomb bay minus chute when attempting to release a hung up bomb, Bombardier: Stanislaw Burblistogg, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ken Raack, Ball turret gunner: Bob Spisak (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed two miles S of Gottingen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2870. SONS O' SATAN.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19065065
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20345931 / O-802191
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot / S-3 Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-739227
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
22 February 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Added B-17 to the Production block number to aid clarity and consistency.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2870 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database