42-5795 Skoal
Delivered Long Beach 31/1/43; Rapid City 16/2/43; Morrison 28/3/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-A] Alconbury 5/4/43; 1m with H.M. Conley 14/5/43; transferred AFSC (92BG?) 4/8/43; 401BS/91BG [LL-B] Bassingbourn 5/9/43; Missing in Action 7m Bremen 26/11/43 with Bob Tibbetts, Co-pilot: Alex Ellerman, Navigator: Leo Sharum, Bombardier: Dick Wertheim, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Brady, Radio Operator: Garner Walters, Ball turret gunner: Dana Morse, Waist gunner: Chas Clark, Waist gunner: Woodrow Tressler, Tail gunner: Walt Davis (10 Returned to Duty); enemy aircraft, ditched North Sea off Gt Yarmouth, all rescued by ASR. SKOAL.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15320654
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12095645
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
Off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK | 26 November 1943 | Missing in Action Bremen 26/11/43. Cause - Enemy aircraft, ditched North Sea off Gt Yarmouth, all rescued by ASR (10 x RTD). |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.