42-30068 Phartzac
Delivered Cheyenne 5/4/43; Gore 10/4/43; Kearney 15/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Hill 13/5/43; Kearney 23/5/43; Dow Fd 27/5/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-P] Podington 29/5/43; Thorpe Abbotts 9/6/43; transferred 561BS/388BG Knettishall 6/43; Missing in Action Woensdrecht 19/8/43 with Bill Howe, Co-pilot: Paul Gruhn, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Hiller, Radio Operator: Steve Toth, Ball turret gunner: Dale Butt, Waist gunner: George Connolly, Waist gunner: Bill Stamp, Tail gunner: Bill Ryan (8 Killed in Action), Navigator: Art Pilley, Bombardier: Joel Tutt (2 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #4, crashed in field between Haamstede & Renesse, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 3068. PHARTZAC.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-399782
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33248223
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680630
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20156212
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 19 August 1943
- Date: 16 August 1943
- Date: 15 August 1943
- Date: 12 August 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
19 August 1943 |
Revisions
Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” for clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3068 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database