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Delivered Cheyenne 6 Marcg 1943; Sioux City 18 March 1943; Kearney 8 April 1943; Bangor 14 April 1943. Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-N] Kimbolton 22 April 1943. Missing in Action Bochum 25 June 1943 with Pilot: Douglas K. Groom; Co-pilot: Frank T. Pulaski; Radio Operator: Thomas P. Lyons; Right Waist gunner: Thaddeus Z. Burzycki; Tail gunner: Frank A. Mills (5 Killed in Action). Navigator: Arthur C. Bellmeyer; Bombardier: Thomas S. Mortenson; Flight engineer/Top Turret gunner: Howard H. Brinkman; Left Waist gunner: Ralph E. Weaver; Tail gunner: James C. Bowers (5 Prisoner of War). Lost contact with formation and was attacked by enemy aircraft. Went down in flames and crashed near Neu Arenberg, 7km NW of Freisoythe, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report- MACR 1758.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 25 June 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Neu Arenberg, 7km NW of Friesoyhte, Germany | 25 June 1943 | The pilot seemed to have difficulty at controlling the B-17 and it lost contact with formation. Was then attacker and shot down by Germen fighters. Crashed near Neu Arenberg, 7km NW of Friesoyhte, Lower Saxony, Germany. |