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Delivered Cheyenne 5/10/43; Gr Island 17/10/43; Long Beach 23/11/43; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 26/11/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 30/1/44 with Morris Bianchi, Co-pilot: Tom Reese, Bombardier: Herb Kelley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lloyd Norstrom, Radio Operator: Ed Caypless, Waist gunner: Jim Mason (6 Prisoner of War); Navigator: George Hornaday, Ball turret gunner: Norman Nichols, Waist gunner: Errol Wolf, Tail gunner: Jim Marshall (4 Killed in Action); flak KO’d two engines, crashed Sternshorn, near Lemfords, 11 miles S of Diepholz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2884.
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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: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-061002
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 30 January 1944 |