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Delivered Cheyenne 29/7/43; Dyersburg 8/8/43; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-H] Polebrook 23/9/43; Missing in Action {1m} Frankfurt 4/10/43 with Theo Reed, Bombardier: Alex Feldstein, Ball turret gunner: Frank Fontana (3 Killed in Action), Co-pilot: Bill Bourland, Navigator: Capt Larry Stover, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Browne, Radio Operator: Ed Spencer, Waist gunner: Don Ford, Waist gunner: Thaddeus Wallace,Tail gunner: John Hagan (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Langensebold, 16 miles E of Frankfurt, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 908.
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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: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 4 October 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 4 October 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 908 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database