42-3110
Delivered Cheyenne 22/2/43; Morrison 24/3/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-D] Framlingham /43; transferred 335BS [OE-D], 412BS [QW-D]; 3m, Missing in Action Emden 21/5/43 with Dexter Schnebly, Co-pilot: George Miller, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Phil Auld, Waist gunner: Chas Craig (4 Killed in Action); Navigator: Clyde Roy, Bombardier: Walt Krava, Radio Operator: Oscar Sanders, Ball turret gunner: Mark Curtis, Waist gunner: Roy Curtiss, Tail gunner: Chas Corum (6 Prisoner of War); flak hit over Dollard Bay, crashed Dreiborg, 25 miles E of Groningen, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 4907.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39248826
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Missions
- Date: 21 May 1943
- Date: 19 May 1943
- Date: 17 May 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
9688 Drieborg, Netherlands | 21 May 1943 - 21 May 1943 | Missing in Action Emden 21/5/43. Flak hit over Dollard Bay, crashed Dreiborg, 25 miles E of Groningen, Holland. (6 x POW, 4 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR 4907. |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4907 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database