42-30476 Rovin Ramona
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Dallas 8/6/43; Smoky Hill 8/7/43; Dow Fd 15/7/43; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-L] Framlingham 16/7/43; (16m) Missing in Action Bremen 20/12/43 with John Reeve, Co-pilot: Gene Dorn, Navigator: Dick Kernsten, Bombardier: Earl Pendell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Carnes, Radio Operator: Florian Solarz, Ball turret gunner: Chas Peabody, Waist gunner: Harry Pfell, Waist gunner: Osie Smith,Tail gunner: Jim Miller (10 Killed in Action); flak, crashed North Sea, near Bremen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1731. ROVIN' RAMONA.
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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: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 20 December 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1731 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database