42-107148 Dark Angel
Back L-R: 2nd Lt. Aldo Rovero (N), Maj. Oattis Parks (AC/CP), 2nd Lt. Gordon Morris (OBS/TG), 2nd Lt. Eugene Burcham (B), 2nd Lt. Gerald Davis (N).
Front L-R: SSgt. James Trumbo (FG), SSgt. Bernard Zelazoski (BT), SSgt. Verlin Gale (FG), TSgt. Michael Perrone (RO).
Not Pictured: TSgt. James Holland (TT),1st Lt. DeWayne Bennett (P).
The Quentin Bland Collection. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35690/category/LeadCrews
Object Number - UPL 67987 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 5 June 1944/384th Bomb Group Lead Crews. Back L-R: 2nd Lt. Aldo Rovero (N), Maj. Oattis Parks (AC/CP), 2nd Lt. Gordon...
Delivered Tulsa 6/3/44; Hunter 15/3/44; Dow Fd 8/4/44; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-P] Grafton Underwood 29/4/44; Missing in Action Bohlen 17/3/45 with Bill Schauer, Van McKay, Willis Gallop, Dan Frankel, Lamar Tumlin, Claude Shaffer, Francis Condon, Ken Stewart (8 Prisoner of War); Vernon Cooksey (Killed in Action); flak, ditched Channel; Missing Air Crew Report 13114. DARK ANGEL.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12137626
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37702543
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17106357
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner, MOS 612
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Godfrey Army Airfield : Bangor Army Airfield : Dow AF Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Savannah Army Air Base
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 17 March 1945 |
Revisions
AAIR 44-12-05-513 / Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 13114 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
