42-31698
Delivered Cheyenne 7/12/43; Gt Falls 8/12/43; Cheyenne 28/12/43; Gr Island 28/1/44; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-N] Ridgewell 23/2/44; Missing in Action `30+m` Berlin 24/5/44 with Clarry Wainwright, Navigator: Harry Dorn, Bombardier: Jim Counts, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lowell Kennedy, Ball turret gunner: Warren Hoga, Radio Operator: Chas Kruger, Waist gunner: T.J. Stephens (7 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Howard Latton,Tail gunner: Floyd Nalley (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft hits blew right wing off then exploded, crashed near Tempelfelde, nine miles SW of Eberswalde, NE of Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5319.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18159193 / O-757698
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13108563 / O-814266
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18194331
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18191899
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32649965
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Carolina Queen
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 24 May 1944 |