Dale George Wendte

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Co-pilot, Moore Crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS, 8th AF. Shot down on 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30013 "Lethal Lady". Mission #12 to Hamburg. MACR 130. KIA, possibly by civilians.

Ponca, NE

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Philip P Dreiseszun

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-670104
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

William L Fortier

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39388979
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

James Hamlin Houck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-734691
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

John R Ivey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6389012
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer

Joseph G Kralick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33234207
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-30013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lethal Lady
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

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Born

Ponca, NE 9 December 1919

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA, USA 14 November 1941

Other

Killed in Action

25 July 1943 Civilians

Based

25 July 1943

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 130 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx, 381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 130