42-30735 Rough Group
Delivered Denver 20/7/43; Geiger Fd 8/8/43; Gore 13/8/43; Redmond 15/8/43; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-P] Alconbury 26/9/43; Missing in Action Bordeaux 31/12/43 with Mike Stroff, Co-pilot: Alex Denniston, Navigator: Fred Coulter, Bombardier: Bob Meakin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Mike Colamonico, Ball turret gunner: Tom Martin, Waist gunner: Stan Prus (7 Prisoner of War), Radio Operator: Gus Struhar, Waist gunner: Tony Mills,Tail gunner: Harry Maher (3 evaded capture); flak, crash landed on mainland near La Rochelle, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 1957 (+1670?). ROUGH GROUP.
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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: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top 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: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 31 December 1943 |
Revisions
Name provided by web entry found on https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-30735-rough-group/ B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1957 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database