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Object Number - UPL 44984 - Clifford Fesler
Delivered Denver 11/12/43; Kearney 28/12/43; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-S] Snetterton 25/1/44; 337BS [AW- ]; battle damaged Berlin 9/3/44 with Jim Lamb, Co-pilot: Dan Whitlock, Radio Operator: R.A. Steinberger, Ball turret gunner: H.J. Jarezarek, Waist gunner: M.B. Mags, Waist gunner: ? Ovitkovic, Tail gunner: V.J. Truppa (7 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Chas Mason, Bombardier: Cliff Fesler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Callaghan (3 Prisoner of War);
Missing in Action Pas de Calais 22/6/44 with George Martin, Co-pilot: Bill McDonald, Navigator: Ray Pickett, Bombardier: Mike Laytar, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lee Gem, Radio Operator: Jim Wright, Ball turret gunner: Bob Edinger, Waist gunner: Carl Carlson, Waist gunner: Joe Puspoki (9 Killed in Action); Tail gunner: Joe Duch (Prisoner of War); flak, crashed junction of Rue Pajol and Rue Ricquet, Paris, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 5916.
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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: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32430242
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer & Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13131697
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 22 June 1944 | |
|
Other Returned to Base (RTB) |
9 March 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3864 / MACR 5916 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
