42-29976 Sad Sack
Delivered Denver 20/3/43; force landed Smoky Hill, KS with Frank Spino 3/4/43; Pueblo 8/4/43; Smoky Hill 6/5/43; Dow Fd 19/5/43; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-Q] Ridgewell 25/5/43 with Jack Owen, Bill Bohan, Liston Bascom, Frank Ronzio, Bill Lindenmeyer, Roy Slater, Clarry Asher, Chas Winn, Ken Rector, George Johnston; Missing in Action 2+m Hamburg 25/7/43 with Jack Owen, Co-pilot: Bill Bohan, Navigator: Liston Bascon, Bombardier: Frank Ronzio, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ken Rector, Radio Operator: Roy Slater, Ball turret gunner: Chas Winn, Waist gunner: Clarry Asher, Waist gunner: Bill Lindenmeyer,Tail gunner: Bob Cummins (10 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #3, crashed between Heide and Hamburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 128. SAD SACK.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38178252
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 25 July 1943 |