42-30662 Clarissa Jean
Delivered Amarillo 7/7/43; Dallas 19/7/43; Geiger 8/8/43; Pendleton 12/8/43; Assigned 550BS/385BG [SG-K] Gt Ashfield 8/43; Missing in Action Rostock 24/2/44 with John Terrace (KIA-probably bailed too late); Co-pilot: Eugene St John, Navigator: Tom Harrington, Bombardier: Claude Edwards, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Worley, Radio Operator: Bill Morrison, Ball turret gunner: Bob Goldsmith, Waist gunner: Joe Lovely, Waist gunner: Clyde Wilkinson, Tail gunner: Chas Coleman (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Baltic Sea, off Rugen Is, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2778. CLARISSA JEAN.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 24 February 1944 |