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Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/44; Kearney 27/2/44; Grenier 5/3/44; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-D] Grafton Underwood 24/3/44; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 13/4/44 with Verlyn Tollisen, Co-pilot: Dana White, Navigator: Willis Fitzsimmons, Bombardier: Roy McGinnis (4 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Patterson, Radio Operator: Beryl Coffman, Ball turret gunner: Simon Velasquez, Waist gunner: Earl Friess, Waist gunner: Elmer Threet,Tail gunner: Hubert Davis (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, exploded and crashed Elmshausen, near Reichenbach, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3872.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37407171
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-684311
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Missions
- Date: 13 April 1944
- Date: 11 April 1944
- Date: 9 April 1944
- Date: 29 March 1944
- Date: 28 March 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 13 April 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3872 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database