42-32007
Delivered Denver 15/1/44; Kearney 28/1/44; Assigned 533BS/381BG Ridgewell 21/2/44; transferred 545BS/384BG [JD- ] Grafton Underwood 1/3/44; Missing in Action Bonn 4/3/44 with George Cosentino, Co-pilot: Harold Speck, Navigator: George Malcolm, Radio Operator: Vince Romano, Waist gunner: Waldo Mariani, Waist gunner: Jim Stanley, Tail gunner: Glenn Faust (7 Prisoners of War); Bombardier: Sgt Mike Polito togg, Ball turret gunner: Clint Orean (2 evaded capture); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frank Butman (KIA - killed on landing his chute hitting chimney and died before doctor arrived);
Caused by flak, crashed two miles N of Ransart, four miles N of Charleroi, Belgium;
Missing Air Crew Report 2740.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-122564
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Bonn, Germany | 4 March 1944 | |
|
Crashed |
Ransart, 6043 Charleroi, Belgium | 4 March 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2740 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database