42-30046 Merrie Hell
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Delivered Cheyenne 3/4/43; Sioux City 14/4/43; Kearney 4/5/43; Bangor 20/5/43; Assigned 546BS/384BG [BK-K] Grafton Underwood 24/5/43; Missing in Action Recklinghausen 12/8/43 with Ernest J. Sierens - body never found, Co-pilot: Joel M. Acker Jr., Navigator: Spiridon J. Scoursi, Bombardier: Allan M. Blossman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Melvin H. Johnson, Ball turret gunner: George A. Hunt, Waist gunner: Van G. Jones, Waist gunner: Melvin E. Hansen (8 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: Harry K. Kettermann, Tail gunner: Louis D. Brindley (2 Prisoner of War); flak blew off nose, crashed Gelsenkirchen, Germany Missing Air Crew Report 289. MERRIE HELL.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13030018 / T-60158 / O-545816
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 12 August 1943 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 289 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database