42-30057 Raunchy
Michael P. Faley-100th Bomb Group Historian, www.100thbg.com
Object Number - FRE 5906 - A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group ran off the end of the runway due to battle damage and no breaks. Flown by Capt. Sam R. Turner....
Delivered Cheyenne 5/4/43; Kearney 15/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Hill 15/5/43; Wendover 21/5/43; Dow Fd 28/5/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-D] Thorpe Abbbotts 9/6/43; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6 September 1943 with Pilot Captain Sam R. TurnerWounded in Action, Co-pilot: William R. Freund, Navigator: Morris Weinberg, Bombardier: Vance Boswellwounded in action-lost left arm and eye, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harold Smith, Radio Operator: Carmine A. Gallo, Left Waist gunner: James E. Speakman, Right Waist gunner: Carter F. Thornton,Tail gunner: DeWitt J. Wier (9 Interned in Switzerland. Ball turret gunner Joseph J. Moloney was Killed in Action - KIA. Enemy aircraft, ditched Lake Constance, Romanshorn, Switzerland; Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 689.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 6 September 1943 |