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Delivered Cheyenne 26/9/43; Gr Island 9/10/43; Nashville 12/10/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-T] Snetterton 14/10/43; Missing in Action Bordeaux 5/1/44 with Rich Stakes, Co-pilot: Bill Foley, Navigator: Larry Grauerholtz, Radio Operator: Elton Aldridge, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herbert Ruud, Waist gunner: Humberto Rocha (6 evaded capture); Bombardier: J.B. Tennyson, Ball turret gunner: Paul Farmer,Tail gunner: Rich Cox (3 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Chas Robinson (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Hourtin, near St Ceir, W of Bordeaux, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 2012. LUCKY LADY.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39084648
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 5 January 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2012 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database