42-37773 Full House

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37773) nicknamed "Full House" of the 388th Bomb Group. Image via Harry Miller. Handwritten caption on reverse: '20/12/43 Bremen (A/C lost 22/12/43).' media-380310.jpg FRE 1505 A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37773) nicknamed "Full House" of the 388th Bomb Group. Image via Harry Miller. Handwritten caption on reverse: '20/12/43 Bremen (A/C lost 22/12/43).' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 1505 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37773) nicknamed "Full House" of the 388th Bomb Group. Image via Harry Miller. Handwritten caption on...

Delivered Denver 23/8/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG Rougham 10/10/43; transferred 563BS/388BG Knettishall 11/10/43; Missing in Action Munster 22/12/43 with Webster Bull, Co-pilot: Leavitt Hobbs (body recovered 11//2/44), Navigator: Albt Bendix, Bombardier: Loran Gunderson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Angel Pasque, Radio Operator: Howard Riley, Ball turret gunner: Chester Rush (body recovered 20/3/44), Waist gunner: Rudi Marsilio (body recovered 23/6/44) (8 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: John Rogowski, Tail gunner: Tom Wesson (2 Prisoner of War); mechanical fault, ditched in SW of Ijsselmeer, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 3148. FULL HOUSE.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Albert H Bendix

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Webster Merriman Bull

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-745609
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Eugene George Cordes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-670016
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Harry L Cotter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-731832
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Robert Franklin Grove

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13087350
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Denver, CO, USA 28 August 1943

Assigned

Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK 11 October 1943 388 BG 563 BS

Other

First 388th BG Combat Mission

Rjukan, Norway 16 November 1943

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

IJsselmeer, Netherlands 22 December 1943 Ditched in Ijsselmeer, The Netherlands

Revisions

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Sources

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3148 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

42-37773: Gallery (1 items)

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37773) nicknamed "Full House" of the 388th Bomb Group. Image via Harry Miller. Handwritten caption on reverse: '20/12/43 Bremen (A/C lost 22/12/43).'

Object number: FRE 1505 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37773)...