42-97440 Flak Rat II, Patches
Article written by Hugh Cassidy and published in a newspaper on Long Island, NY after personal interview with John A. Gray.
Object Number - UPL 20424 - Memorial Day: Memories of a P.O.W. John A Gray.
Delivered Denver 16/11/43; Kearney 1/12/43; Presque Is 11/12/43; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-A] Deenethorpe 1/1/44; Missing in Action Oschersleben 30/5/44 with Carleton Wilson, Co-pilot: Curtis Kelley, Navigator: John Connery, Bombardier: Francis Fogarty, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Quinn, Radio Operator: John Gray,Tail gunner: Gerald Pettit(7 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Bill Passeno, Waist gunner: Jim McMahon, Waist gunner: George Smith (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Tweelbake, nine miles W of Bookholzberg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5310. FLAK RAT II.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36539194
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13109913
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer, Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13131441
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803329
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 30 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5310 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database