42-31785 Slightly Dangerous II

Delivered Denver 14/12/43; Gt Falls 20/12/43; Denver 22/12/43; Kearney 1/1/44; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-N] Horham 4/2/44; 10m, Missing in Action Berlin 4/3/44 with Melvin Dunham, Co-pilot: Bob Renner, Navigator: John Matthews, Bombardier: Everett Lund, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Marvin Anderson [Wounded in Action], Radio Operator: Warren Thompson, Ball turret gunner: Larry Pifer [Wounded in Action], Tail gunner: Fred Bittner (8 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Clarry Barstow, Waist gunner: Vince Aiello (2 Killed in Action); #1 feathered, failed to keep up with formation and crashed Hassel, two miles SE of Stendahl, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2797. SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS II.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12146225
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13057861
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer/Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 512141281
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

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Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

4 March 1944 - 4 March 1944 Missing in Action Berlin 4/3/44. #1 feathered, failed to keep up with formation and crashed Hassel, two miles SE of Stendahl, Germany. (8 x POW, 2 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR2797.

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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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Our Last Mission by Dawn Trumball Bunyak

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2797 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database