42-30330 Blood, Guts & Rust II
Delivered Cheyenne 15/5/43; Gore 28/5/43; Smoky Hill 29/5/43; Dyersburg 27/6/43; Gr Isle 22/7/43; Presque Is 2/8/43; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-A, was L] Framlingham 4/8/43; Missing in Action Bremen 8/10/43 with Capt Jim Pedersen, Co-pilot: Joe Carter, Navigator: John Burgess, Bombardier: Harry Gorden, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dan Bergin, Radio Operator: Mike Urban (6 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Anton Kohler, Waist gunner: Bob Redding, Waist gunner: Frank Grubb, Tail gunner: Emil Mateyak (4 Killed in Action); flak KO’d two engines, crashed Quelkhorn, nine miles E of Bremen; Missing Air Crew Report 784. BLOOD, GUTS & RUST II.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32362853
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32363082
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 420th Air Service Group 493rd Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37448552
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36503873
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20820372
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Gunner
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 8 October 1943 |