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Delivered Amarillo 2/7/43; Presque Is 17/8/43; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-Y] Alconbury 31/8/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 2/3/44 with Bernie Swart, Co-pilot: Everett Brown, Navigator: Jim Good, Bombardier: Walt Verbanic, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ken Jodrie, Radio Operator: Emmett Tucker, Ball turret gunner: George Smith, Waist gunner: Roy Davis, Waist gunner: Bob Blohm,Tail gunner: Wesley Daniel (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed between Sieglar & Siegburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2853.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 2 March 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2853 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database