42-31993 Gen'ril Oop
Object Number - UPL 19216 - B-17G 42-31993 'Gen' Ril Oop' 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.
Delivered Cheyenne 13/1/44; Dalhart 28/1/44; Presque Is 29/2/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-F] Horham 3/3/44; 12m, Missing in Action Freidrichshafen 24/4/44 with Ed Cunningham, Co-pilot: Tony Bowden, Navigator: Ed Bartlett, Bombardier: Isidore Markowitz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jesse Pace, Radio Operator: Willard Dox, Ball turret gunner: Cleo Stevens, Waist gunner: Herb Cloutier, Waist gunner: Oscar Krummel, Tail gunner: Gil Nagel (9 INT); Waist gunner: Oscar Krummel (Killed in Action); two engines out, force landed Dubendorf, Switz. Missing Air Crew Report 4269. Salvaged 12/10/45. "GEN'RIL OOP."
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-693852
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 12 April 1944
- Date: 11 April 1944
- Date: 10 April 1944
- Date: 8 April 1944
- Date: 27 March 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
24 April 1944 - 24 April 1944 | Missing in Action Freidrichshafen 24/4/44. Two engines out, force landed Dubendorf, Switz. Missing Air Crew Report MACR 4269. (9 x INT). |
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 4265 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database