42-31486
Delivered Cheyenne 12/11/43; Kearney 27/11/43; Prestwick 6/12/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-Y] Deenethorpe 14/1/44; Missing in Action Frankfurt 29/1/44 with John Tannahill, Co-pilot: Harry Selby, Navigator: Ed Harris, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Pat Powers, Radio Operator: Harry Roark, Ball turret gunner: Harley Kennemer, Waist gunner: Weldon Martin, Tail gunner: Larry Freeman (8 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Bill Frye (blown out when ship exploded), Waist gunner: Tom Brennan (2 Prisoner of War); Enemy aircraft, crashed Oberndorf, 18 miles N of Kaiserlautern, Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 2272.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37375554
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-21269
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Original Deputy Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Frankfurt, Germany | 29 January 1944 | |
|
Crashed |
Oberndorf, Germany | 29 January 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2272 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database