42-107104
Delivered Tulsa 22/4/44; Denver 2/3/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 25/4/44; no ops, transferred 339BS/96BG [QJ-D] Snetterton 1/5/44; Missing in Action Schwerte/Soest 31/5/44 with Matt Ciembronowicz, Co-pilot: Scott Limbach, Navigator: Mahlon O’Brien, Bombardier: Franke Rohne, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Hill, Radio Operator: Walt Fleming, Ball turret gunner: Ben Aishe, Waist gunner: Ernie Stephenson, Waist gunner: Sam Kennedy, Tail gunner: George Belleville (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Winnen, 22 miles NW of Koblenz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5342.
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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: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Missions
- Date: 31 May 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
31 May 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words “Tail gunner” in the A/C “Description” section.
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 145, 149, 293
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5342 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database