42-31669 Shoo Shoo Baby
Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/43; Gt Falls 8/12/43; Kearney 22/12/43; Romulus 8/1/44; Presque Is 10/1/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-J] Molesworth 15/2/44; Missing in Action Erding (20m) 24/4/44 with Ray Hoffman, Co-pilot: Bob Snyder, Navigator: Sam Minkowitz, Bombardier: Elmer Israelson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Blakeney, Radio Operator: Seymour Berman, Ball turret gunner: Ollie Crenshaw, Waist gunner: Tracy Lawson, Waist gunner: John W. Bahr, Tail gunner: Tom Hickey (10 INT); flak KOd #4, force landed Dubendorf, Switz; Missing Air Crew Report 4270. Salvaged 12/10/45. SHOO SHOO `BABY'.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O804449
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32767885
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-732734
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19142301
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11033320 / O-683286
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
24 April 1944 |
Revisions
Added the A/C nickname listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a space before the words “Tail gunner” in the A/C “Description” section.
I was reading the description of this aircraft and noticed the waist gunners last name was misspelled and missing his middle initial. He was my grandfather so I made a correction
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4270 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database