42-32072 Mary
Delivered Cheyenne 21/1/44; Kearney 17/2/44; Grenier 24/2/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-L] Bassingbourn 31/3/44; Missing in Action 9m La Glacerie 27/4/44 with Thornton Tilton, Co-pilot: Jim Walsh, Navigator: Otto Mathis Wounded in Action, Bombardier: John Waksymiec, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Boleslaw Zmujewsko, Ball turret gunner: Gene Springfield, Waist gunner: Paul Hermance, Waist gunner: Norval Wood,Tail gunner: Jim Burleson (9 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Stan Johnson (KIA on board, body found in wreckage); flak set #3 and #4 on fire crashed Rauvulle-la-Bigot, seven miles S of Breuville, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 4258. MARY.
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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: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 27 April 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4258 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database