42-30813 Queen Jeannie
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 4381 - The wreckage of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30813) of the 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group.
B-17F 42-30813 "Queen Jeannie" was delivered Cheyenne 31-Jul-43; Seattle 1-Aug-43; Cheyenne 2-Aug-43; Scott 10-Aug-43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-L] Thurleigh 2-Sep-43; Missing in Action 14-Oct-43 on mission to bomb the ball bearing factories at Schweinfurt, Germany. Aircraft was attacked by fighters which caused it to break in half. It crashed near Dorne, Belgium. 5KIA, 5POW MACR 820.
P 2Lt Robert McCallum (KIA); CP 2Lt Homer D. Fitzer (KIA)
N 2Lt Albert J. Prentice (POW; B 2Lt Paul V. Manning (POW)
E/TTG TSgt Marvin L. Bartlett (POW); RO TSgt John W. Drennan (KIA)
BTG SSgt James E. Dunford (KIA); LWG SSgt Ned L. Bostic (KIA)
RWG SSgt Austin H. Sadler (POW); TG SSgt Willard H. McQuarrie (POW)
Connections
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670058
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885904
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31081995
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801089
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20703377
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 14 October 1943 |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 10-Feb-2015. Added Markings, Edited Description based on "The Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE, converted dates to military-style signification, made connection to Place, Added crew position, rank, full proper name and disposition to crew members per MACR 820; formatted crew display.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 820 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database