44-6095 Forth Worth Gal
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UPL 6587
Fort Worth Gal Nose Art
Justin Linnert
Delivered Tulsa 29/4/44; Kearney 4/5/44; Dow Fd 21/5/44; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-N] Ridgewell 26/5/44 (30missions). Missing in Action Gaggenau 10 September 1944 with Pilot Ernest Germano, Co-pilot: James M. Grey, Navigator: Richard A. Tierney, Bombardier: Edward J. Spaniol, Radio Operator: William D. Shelly Jr, Ball turret gunner: John C. Diedrich, Waist gunner: Cloyde I. Goody, Alexander Donaldson (8 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Harry Siders (KIA-broke neck when landing in tree). Hit by Flak, crashed Neibsheim, NE of Karlsruhe, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 8906. FORT WORTH GAL.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19113223
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13171816
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19089763 at enlistment, then O-555010
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38406212
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19206466 at enlistment, then O-768076
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 10 September 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 10 September 1944 | hit by Flak, crashed near Neibsheim, NE of Karlsruhe, Germany |