43-38639 Shadie Sadie

Delivered Cheyenne 28/8/44; Patterson 8/9/44; Hunter 20/9/44; Grenier 26/9/44; Assigned 548BS/385BG [GX-E] Great Ashfield 1/10/44; Missing in Action Kiel 4/4/45 with Capt Tim Crimmins, Capt Jim Murphy, Mercer Abernathy, Jim Dodd, Bob Bartlett, Bob Fitzgerald, Chas Cook, Oliver Rapps, Milton Dawidowicz (9 Killed in Action); mid-air coll with 43-38210 (385BG), crashed North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 13722.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

People

Mercer G Abernathy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O2009170
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Robert E Bartlett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Charles J Cook

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Timothy E Crimmins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-823536
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Milton Dawidowicz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33561885
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Places

Aircraft

43-38210

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Angel's Sister
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 4 April 1945

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 13722 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database