44-6104 Homing Pigeon

media-52738.jpeg UPL 52738 AC # 44-6104 'Homing Pigeon' 613th BS, 401st BG

Object Number - UPL 52738 - AC # 44-6104 'Homing Pigeon' 613th BS, 401st BG

Delivered Tulsa 4/5/44; Kearney 11/5/44; Grenier 26/5/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-N] Deenethorpe 1/6/44



Detailed Merseburg 13/9/44 with Romie Annis, Co-pilot: Forrest Clark, Navigator: Bernard Madden, Bombardier: Jim Jensen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Corliss, Radio Operator: Vince Chalupczynski,tg-Leslie Johnson (7 Returned to Duty); Ball turret gunner: Frank Kot, Waist gunner: Leon Mitchell (2 Prisoner of War). MACR 8919.



Missing in Action Merseburg 21/11/44 with Bob Keck, Larry Istel, Hollis Freeman, Sam Shepard, Leon Stoger, Ed Fialkowski, Bill Metcalf (7 Prisoner of War); Dick Engler, Elwood Norr; flak and enemy aircraft, crashed Zeitz, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 10411.



HOMING PIDGEON.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Places

Missions

  • Date: 21 November 1944
  • Date: 16 November 1944
  • Date: 8 November 1944
  • Date: 6 November 1944
  • Date: 5 November 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 21 November 1944

Revisions

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Sources

Associated people from MACR 8919 - http://www.fold3.com

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10411 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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