42-31810 Dol
Harvey
Delivered Cheyenne 24/12/43; Gr Island 18/1/44; Assigned 729BS/452BG Deopham Green 10/2/44; Missing in Action Basdorf 21/6/44 with Marvin Anderson, Co-pilot: Elmer Shach, Navigator: Don Loop, Bombardier: Lester Mickelson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie Simi, Radio Operator: Joe Spermbauer, Ball turret gunner: Orley Doan, Waist gunner: Frank Ferreri, Waist gunner: Roy Ness, Tail gunner: Isaac Alban (10 INT); flak, two engines out and a supercharger, crash landed Sovde, Sweden. Missing Air Crew Report 5932. DOL.
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12162193
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: waist gunner, Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: 8th Air Force Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 21 June 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Changed intended target from Magdeburg to Basdorf, as per MACR 5932 and mission 428:
https://www.fold3.com/image/1/28644052
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/135
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5932 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database