42-102454 Marzi Doats
Joseph Denver Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/44; Gr Island 24/3/44; Dow Fd 5/4/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-T] Snetterton 6/4/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 7/10/44 with George Anglen, Co-pilot: Pat Calvarese, Navigator: Carl Friedman, Bombardier: Lou Cerkas, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lyle Nelson, Radio Operator: Norbert Cieszkowski, Ball turret gunner: Emil Metzel, Waist gunner: Frank Bylinowski, Tail gunner: Jim McNicholas (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Eisenach, near West Klosterholz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9353. MAIRZI DOATS.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 7 October 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey Ward, Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information, Taylor Publishing, 1996. pages 196, 200, 293
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9353 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database