42-30027
Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Pueblo 8/4/43; Smoky Hill 6/5/43; Dow Fd 21/5/43; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-E] Ridgewell 25/5/43, with Bob Schrader, Ken Johnson, Ed Rogers, Ed Samara, Bill Cutting, Bill Yarnell, Earl Wietz, Cecil Pruiett, Lew Frisbee, Steve Kurnafil; Missing in Action `1m` Hamburg 25/6/43 with Bob Schrader, Co-pilot: Capt John Hamilton, Navigator: Ed Rogers, Bombardier: Ed Samara*, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Cutting*, Radio Operator: Bill Yarnell, Ball turret gunner: Cecil Pruiett, Waist gunner: Theo Leidecker, Waist gunner: Stephen Kurnafil,Tail gunner: Lewis Frisby* (10KIA-*bodies washed up on nearby beaches); flak, crashed three miles W of Benserseil, opposite Langeroog Is, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 162.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6862311
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14124291
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-412961 (16026208)
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735386
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32286796
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 25 June 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 25 June 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 162 / MACR 1620 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database