42-3107 Miss Carriage
Delivered Denver 13/2/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW- ] Grafton Underwood 17/4/43; Missing in Action Keil 13/6/43 with Bob Webster, Bombardier: Tom Decaro (2 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Alf Bramer, Navigator: Norton Marcus, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Zephan BarrowsRIP 19/7/43, Radio Operator: Joe Tomasello, Ball turret gunner: Berl Cenac, Waist gunner: Walter Feuer, Waist gunner: Berthal Eveland, Tail gunner: Clarry Rude (8 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Doerphof, near Flensburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3687 (?2458). MISS CARRIAGE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-731709
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
North Sea | 13 June 1943 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey D Ward. Second Edition with Errata and Supplemental Information. Taylor Publishing. 1996. pages 28, 31, 294
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2458 / MACR 3687 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database