43-37767 Star Eyes, My Ideal
Delivered Cheyenne 19/5/44; Patterson 26/6/44; Kearney 26/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-H] Snetterton 8/7/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 2/3/45 with Benton Gatch, Co-pilot: John Kennedy, Navigator: Emmett Brown, Bombardier: John Ozier, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy Gearhart, Radio Operator: Loyal Bright, Ball turret gunner: Bob Bashaw, Waist gunner: Ken Bonsecours, Tail gunner: Bill Gorsuch (9 Killed in Action); mid air coll with #44-8697 (96BG); ditched North Sea, 10 miles S of Southwold, Sfk; Missing Air Crew Report 12848 (6?). MY IDEAL.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19162021
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner B-17
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 2 March 1945 |
Revisions
Clark H Benington -- 339th Bombardment Squadron Loading List, 26 Aug 1944
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12848 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database