42-97372 Booby Trap
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 23/2/44; Kearney 12/3/44; Grenier 2/4/44; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-P] Grafton Underwood 15/4/44; Missing in Action Erding 24/4/44 with Ralph Haley, Co-pilot: Bill Bice, Bombardier: Don Masterson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Atkinson, Radio Operator: Tom Lott, Ball turret gunner: Joe McLimans, Waist gunner: Leslie Jackson, Waist gunner: Luther Kelley, Waist gunner: Bob Congden (9 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Rich PatefieldWounded in Action (KIA- died in hospital 16/5/44); flak and enemy aircraft damaged ship, crashed Fussen, near Austro-Ger border; Missing Air Crew Report 4349. BOOBY TRAP.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37344959
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17029188
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-751664
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37468238
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-123951
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 24 April 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4349 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database