42-37980
388th BG - 562nd BS
Crash landed in Belgium 29 April 1944 388th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 31093 - B-17G-20-DL #42-37980 Code: D 388th BG - 562nd BS Crash landed in Belgium 29 April 1944
Delivered Denver 3/11/43; Kearney 14/11/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG [D] Knettishall 1/12/43; Missing in Action Berlin 29/4/44 with Joe Coyner Wounded in Action, Co-pilot: Harry Monroe, Navigator: Fulton Sandler, Bombardier: Don Wiley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Bode Wounded in Action, Radio Operator: Bill Evans, Ball turret gunner: Cecil Turner, Waist gunner: Jim Chearing, Waist gunner: Audrey Yates Wounded in Action,Tail gunner: Warren Smith (10 Prisoner of War); flak KOd two engines, crash landed Watou, 12 miles W of Ypres, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 4244.
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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: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
Denver, CO, USA | 3 November 1943 | |
|
Assigned |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 1 December 1943 | 388 BG 562 BS |
|
Other First 388th BG Combat Mission |
Berlin, Germany | 22 March 1944 | |
|
Crashed |
Watou, 8978 Poperinge, Belgium | 29 April 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4244 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
