42-38060
Delivered Cheyenne 29/11/43; Wendover 12/12/43; Grenier 2/1/44; Assigned 750BS/457BG [K] Glatton 29/1/44; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 24/2/44 with Max Morrow, Co-pilot: Tom Davis, Bombardier: Bob Horn, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Lee, Radio Operator: Dave Wallace, Waist gunner: Bernie Harris, Waist gunner: Everett Tyler,Tail gunner: Merton Cattanach (8 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Daren McIntyre, Ball turret gunner: Italio Stella (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Flensungen-Mueke, 12 miles NE of Giessen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2917.TEXAS BLUEBONNET.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34606758
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 24 February 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2917 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database