42-31448 Half Breed
Delivered Cheyenne 2/11/43; Portland 4/11/43; Gt Falls 6/11/43; Cheyenne 17/11/43; Kearney 19/11/43; St Angelo (N. Ireland) 9/12/43; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-A] Ridgewell 6/1/44; Missing in Action 4m Berlin 6/3/44 with Milton Fastrup, Co-pilot: Ed Mann, Navigator: Martin King, Bombardier: Howard Atkinson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Glauer, Radio Operator: Elmer Estle, Ball turret gunner: John Snyder, Waist gunner: Bill Provonsha, Waist gunner: Chris Shorten,Tail gunner: George Dynan (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Etzweiler/Elsdorf, near Cologne, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3001. HALF BREED.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37059494
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12140335
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3001 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database