42-31985 Devil's Aces
Delivered Cheyenne 13/1/44; Kearney 28/1/44; Grenier 20/2/44; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-P] Framlingham 27/2/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg (18m) 28/5/44 with John Ingram, Co-pilot: Doug Banks, Navigator: Bob Tabeling, Radio Operator: Henry Czerpak, Ball turret gunner: Jim Lewis, Waist gunner: Arnold McKee, Tail gunner: Ken Salmons (7 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Dan Cosgrove, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Buntin, Waist gunner: Ed Czyz (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, part of vertical stabilizer shot away, crashed Lostau, six miles NE of Magdeburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5258. DEVIL'S ACES.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16142490
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 28 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5258 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database