42-102946
Delivered Cheyenne 21/4/44; Kearney 2/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 23/5/44; Missing in Action Krzesinki 29/5/44 with Ray Callahan, Co-pilot: Gene Kivett, Navigator: Jim Russell, Bombardier: John Gerson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Weitkamp, Radio Operator: Doug Clark, Ball turret gunner: Grant Taylor, Waist gunner: Keith Hart, Waist gunner: Chas Knox,Tail gunner: George Klepp (10 Prisoner of War); flak and enemy aircraft KOd #3 and #4, crashed thre miles W of Eilenburg, nine miles NE of Liepzig, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5315.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 21 April 1944 | |
Assigned |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 23 May 1944 | 388 BG 562 BS |
Other First 388th BG Combat Mission |
Magdeburg, Germany | 28 May 1944 | |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
73488 Ellenberg, Germany | 29 May 1944 | Shot down by flak and German Fighters Ray Callahan Crew |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5315 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database