42-3041
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered to Denver 23/1/43; Homestead 25/2/43; Assigned to the 303rd Bomb Group Molesworth, 9 April 1943; 369th Bomb Squadron/306th Bomb Group [WW-U] Thurleigh; 544th Bomb Squadron/384th Bomb Group [SU-H] Station 106, Grafton Underwood; Missing in Action on Mission #91 to Stuttgart, 6 September 1943 with James Joseph McMahon Jr., Co-pilot: Rudolph P. Froeschle, Navigator: Lesta E. Shackelford, Bombardier: Arthur R. Dinndorf, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Robert Fred Stahlhut, Radio Operator: Marcus E. Carr, Ball turret gunner: John H. Tripp, Waist gunner: James E Savage, Waist gunner: Schley H. Jessup (9 Prisoner of War),Tail gunner: George J. Kemp (evaded capture); no gas, crashed Dorviller/Elvange, 15 miles East of Metz, France. Missing Air Crew Report 773.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-741488
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680626
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34357273
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11066278
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Missions
- Date: 6 September 1943
- Date: 3 September 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Denver, CO, USA | 23 January 1943 - 25 February 1943 | Delivered for modification |
Transferred |
Homestead, FL, USA | 25 February 1943 - 9 April 1943 | Moved to Homestead |
Assigned |
Molesworth, Huntingdon England, UK | 9 April 1943 - 15 May 1943 | 303rd Bomb Group |
Transferred |
Thurleigh, Bedford, England, UK | 15 May 1943 - 1 August 1943 | 306th Bomb Group, 369th Bomb Squadron |
Transferred |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, England, UK | 1 August 1943 - 6 September 1943 | 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron |
Crashed |
Dorviller, Flétrange, France | 6 September 1943 - 6 September 1943 | MIA on mission to Stuttgart. The ship lost two engines from flak damage and the crew bailed out when the ship ran out of gas. MACR 773. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 773 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database