43-37801 Reluctant Dragon

Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/44; Hunter 3/6/44; Grenier 14/6/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-P] Horham 17/6/44; 27m, Missing in Action Merseburg 28/9/44 with Hemphill Heath, Co-pilot: Bill Eastman, Navigator: Jim Swann, Bombardier: Carl Remy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ralph Younts, Radio Operator: Roger Carlsen, Ball turret gunner: Fremont Shull, Waist gunner: Joe Curtis, Tail gunner: Don Goodspeed (9 Prisoner of War); lagged behind formation, crashed E of Herbstein, near Lauterbach, W of Fulda, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9372. RELUCTANT DRAGON.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Roger A Carlsen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Joseph W Curtis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

William G Eastman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Donald C Goodspeed

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17113927
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Hemphill V Heath

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-729853
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Missions

652

  • Date: 28 September 1944

628

  • Date: 13 September 1944
  • Official Description:

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

28 September 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributoracbernstein1
Changes
Sources

https://95thbgdb.com/aircraft/263

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9372 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database