42-102677 Mississippi Mission, Bob Tail Battler
Top row, from left to right :
1st Lt Gerald W. Johnston; 1st Lt Matthew R. Robinson, Co-Pilot; 1st Lt Donald L. Lash, Navigator; 1st Lt Frank D. O’Neill, Bombardier.
Front row, left to right : T/Sgt Russell P. Hardy, Top Turret Gunner; T/sgt William J. Parks, Radio Operator; S/Sgt Ben Marshall, Ball Turret Gunner; S/Sgt Dayton C. Kelly, Waist Gunner and S/Sgt James S. Lawman, Tail Gunner.
NARA WWII Air Force photos - B-71195A.C.
Delivered Cheyenne 25/3/44; Billings 3/5/44; Kearney 12/5/44; Grenier 26/5/44. Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-R] Framlingham 27/5/44. Missing in Action on the 14 January 1945 mission to Derben, Germany. Pilot Gerald W. Johnston, Radio Operator William J. Parks, Waist Gunner Dayton C. Kelly, Spot Jammer Joseph L. Redpath, Tail Gunner James S. Lawman (5 Killed in Action). Co-Pilot Matthew R. Robinson, Navigator Donald L. Lash, Bombardier Frank D. O’Neill, Top Turret Gunner Russell P. Hardy and Ball Turret Gunner Ben Marshall survived and were made Prisoners of War. Shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Garlitz, 18km North of Brandenburg. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 11725.
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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: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35790365
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14095884 at enlistment, then O-817574
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18124447
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19151210 at enlistment, then O-723383
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35752433
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Missions
- Date: 14 January 1945
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 14 January 1945 | shot down by fighters, crashed near Garlitz, 18km North of Brandenburg, Germany |