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Delivered Cheyenne 29/10/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Memphis 20/11/43; Assigned 352BS/301BG Cerignola 19/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; Missing in Action {23m} Ploesti 15/4/44 with John Simon, (Returned to Duty); flak KO’d #3 and pilot dived to put out fire but engine drops in sea, ditched off Ortona; crew rescued by Italian fishing boats.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 419th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield