42-3281 Mary R
Delivered Denver 23/4/43; Dow Fd 27/5/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW- ] Andrews Fd 30/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; Missing in Action Hannover 26/7/43 with Frank Spino, Co-pilot: Ira Middaugh, Navigator: Les Hawley, Bombardier: Tony Grasso, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Geese, Radio Operator: Armando Cieri, Ball turret gunner: Leon Donaldson, Waist gunner: George Strauss, Waist gunner: Orville Williams,Tail gunner: Fred Taylor (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KO’d two engines, crashed Eindorf, near Walsrode, 30 miles E of Bremen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 96. THE MARY R.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 26 July 1943 |
Revisions
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey D Ward. Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information. Taylor Publishing Company. 1996. pages 37, 295, 301
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 96 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database