42-107052 Paper Doll II
Delivered Tulsa 7/2/44; Grenier 3/3/44; Assigned 710BS / 447BG Rattlesden 22/3/44; Missing in Action Leipzig 29/5/44 with Bert Moran, Co-pilot: John Higgs, Navigator: Rudi Jacob, Bombardier: Ray Maguire, Radio Operator: Bill Mitchell (5 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Nick Tagliaferri, Ball turret gunner: Chas Bebb, Waist gunner: Gene Wachter, Waist gunner: Connolly O’Brien,Tail gunner: Leroy Beckman (5 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Seegeritz, six miles NE of Leipzig, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5303. PAPER DOLL II.
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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: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-704000
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 29 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5303 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database