42-32019
Delivered Cheyenne 15/1/44; Gr Island 28/1/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-R] Horham 9/2/44; 18m, Missing in Action Rostock 11/4/44 with Leo Francis (KIA-as he prepared to bale out with crew); Co-pilot: Martin Taylor, Navigator: Burchard Day, Bombardier: Frank Henerson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Buske, Radio Operator: Howard Pollard, Ball turret gunner: A.L. Graves, Waist gunner: Joe Misulich, Waist gunner: George McGibbney,Tail gunner: John Stastny (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KO’d #1, then #4 caught fire with damaged wing, crashed Laendorf, four miles S of Gnoien, near Boddin, 19 miles SE of Rostock, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3803.
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Units served with
- 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 336th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 11 April 1944
- Date: 28 March 1944
- Date: 27 March 1944
- Date: 23 March 1944
- Date: 19 March 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
11 April 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3803 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database