44-6520

Delivered Hunter 28/9/44; Grenier 12/9/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP- ] Thorpe Abbotts 13/9/44; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 5/11/44 with Oren Hopkins, Co-pilot: Foy Read, Navigator: Forest Gordon, Bombardier: Bob Doucette, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Henry Marlette, Radio Operator: Ken Yeater, Ball turret gunner: Arthur Crush, Waist gunner: Harry Farlow,Tail gunner: Gene Jamison (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Cochem, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10357. TANGERINE II aka GOING MY WAY.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

People

Arthur B Crush

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33653078
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Robert J Doucette

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Harold Farlow

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Forest Gordon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Oren E Hopkins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 5 November 1944

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10357 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database