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media-40337.jpeg UPL 40337 German Certicate Of death from the town of Leun, Germany. It shows, that he was found on 24th February 1945 dead in the Lahn River and that he was identified by his Dog Tags. Also, on the bottom is the remark, that he died in the River by a high water situation on 25th November 1944, when his a/c did crash

Hesssisches Staatsarchiv Marburg, Onlinesuche, Bestand 911 Nr. 5034, Standesamt Leun, Sterbenebenregister 1945, Seite 15

Object Number - UPL 40337 - German Certicate Of death from the town of Leun, Germany. It shows, that he was found on 24th February 1945 dead in the Lahn River and that he was...

Delivered Cheyenne 9/6/44; Kearney 18/6/44; with Joe Vacek force landed Cheyenne Fd, 21/6/44; Grenier 22/8/44; Assigned 848BS/490BG Eye 24/8/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 25/11/44 with Frank Delmerico, Gerald Lay, John Fitzgerald, Everett Gille, Herman Savely, Bill Henthorn, Omar Scheidt, George Lee, Clifton Callahan (9 Prisoner of War); Bob Newsome (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Apolda, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10759. PENNSY-BELLE.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-825588
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Events

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 25 November 1944

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10759 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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