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Delivered Cheyenne 6/6/44; Kearney 16/6/44; Grenier 1/7/44; Assigned 832BS/486BG [3R-H] Sudbury 2/7/44; 833BS [4N-L] ; {82m} Missing in Action Dresden 17/4/45 with Jacob Bartl, Co-pilot: Edwin Brown, Navigator: Pete Uruski, Bombardier: Dick Lavery, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Everett Hendrix, Radio Operator: Bill Veazey, Ball turret gunner: Jose Aragon, Waist gunner: Lou Tolson,Tail gunner: Ted Ellis (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Dresden, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 14186. PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
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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: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 930519
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T007740
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34815668
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 17 April 1945 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 14186 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database