42-31704
Delivered Denver 11/12/43; Kearney 6/1/44; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-P] Rougham 24/1/44; Missing in Action Brux 12/5/44 with Walt Walker, Co-pilot: George Brice, Navigator: Aldo Salotti, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Payton Hayes, Radio Operator: Joe Blais, Ball turret gunner: Bill Smith, Waist gunner: Paul Stasko,Tail gunner: Chas Williams (8 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Clinton Gibler, Waist gunner: Mike Letvin (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KOd #4, crashed Bad Orb, 26 miles SW of Fulda, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4826.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 12 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4826 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database