42-3230 Yankee Powerhouse II : Mary Kathleen

media-45644.jpeg UPL 45644 B-17F-40-DL #42-3230 "Yankee Powerhouse" Code: JD-U
384th BG - 545th BS - 8th AF
384th Bomb Group collection

Object Number - UPL 45644 - B-17F-40-DL #42-3230 "Yankee Powerhouse" Code: JD-U 384th BG - 545th BS - 8th AF

Delivered Cheyenne 3/4/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-U] Grafton Underwood 29/5/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with Drewry Wofford, Co-pilot: Bob Palton, Navigator: Malcolm McDonald, Bombardier: George Kyriakopoulous, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Dvorshek, Radio Operator: Harvey Wiegand, Ball turret gunner: Morris Merrifield, Waist gunner: Paul Carter, Waist gunner: Joe Barrett,Tail gunner: Henry Reher (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Weiler, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 293. MARY KATHLEEN aka YANKEE POWERHOUSE II.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11095405
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.  Some of the men are  wearing  flying gear.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-728581
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17046066
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33349262
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-60057
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Black and white arial shot of 3 aircraft runways and building surrounded by open fields
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Godfrey Army Airfield : Bangor Army Airfield : Dow AF Base

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Cheyenne, WY, USA 3 April 1943 - 23 May 1943 For modification

Delivered

Bangor, ME , USA 23 May 1943 - 29 May 1943 For move to England

Assigned

Grafton Underwood Airfield, UK 29 May 1943 - 17 August 1943 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron  

Crashed

Weiler, Rottenburg, Germany 17 August 1943 - 17 August 1943 MIA on mission to Schweinfurt.  Shot down by enemy aircraft.  MACR 293

Revisions

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Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 293 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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