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Delivered Cheyenne 29/4/43; Gore 8/5/43; Sioux City 10/5/43; Smoky Hill 9/6/43; Dow Fd 12/6/43; Assigned 561BS/388BG [--W] Knettishall 15/6/43; Missing in Action Kassel 30/7/43 with Chas Penn, Bombardier: Frank Pelkowski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Spiga, Ball turret gunner: Roland Jacobson, Waist gunner: Julius Colonna, Waist gunner: Marion O’Neal, Tail gunner: Jim Pacella (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Dick Washbourne, Navigator: Jim Berryhill, Radio Operator: Bill Nadler (3 Killed in Action); flak & enemy aircraft crashed Nettersheim, 15 miles SW of Eukirchen, Ger.; Missing Air Crew Report 3264.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-738304
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Belgium | 30 July 1943 |