43-38144
Delivered Cheyenne 30/6/44; Kearney 11/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF- ] Chelveston 14/8/44; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 3/9/44 with Larry Wreyford, Co-pilot: Herman Beck, Navigator: John Dougherty, Bombardier: Dick Milke, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Miles Sinnott, Radio Operator: Ken Pendergraft, Ball turret gunner: Chas Marsak, Waist gunner: Ross Martin,Tail gunner: John Kenney (9 Prisoner of War); flak hits KO’d #3 andaircraft lost altitude and crew abandoned it, crashed Neuburg, SW of Karlsruhe, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8451.
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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: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 3 September 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8451 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database