42-37727 Elise
Delivered Denver 11/8/43; Scott 16/9/43; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 10/10/43; 1 BAD 23/10/43; transferred 545BS/384BG [JD-Z] Grafton Underwood 2/11/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 30/1/44 with Comus Penney, Bombardier: Harvey Pinger, Radio Operator: Roland Parsons, Ball turret gunner: Chas McClure, Waist gunner: Mercer Nickles, Waist gunner: John Kohl,Tail gunner: Walt Hunt (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Don Furber, Navigator: Bob Huber, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Allen Gregerson (3 Killed in Action); flak & enemy aircraft, crashed Rohrsen, near Eimbeckhausen, 16 miles SW of Hanover, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2265.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16104347 / T-123104 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14151285
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 31 December 1943
- Date: 1 December 1943
![B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group fly in formation. Passed for publication 15 Nov 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S. Flying Fortresses In Action. Here is a series of pictures taken of Flying Fortresses over enemy territoty[sic] during a recent raid. These four engined "giants" are doing a good job with their successful daylight operations, and every bomb dropped is helping to speed up the end of the war. Photo Shows:- Aerial scenes of Fortresses over enemy territory in formation and in f](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413703.jpg.webp?itok=_Z4xNpVu)
- Date: 30 November 1943
- Date: 26 November 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 30 January 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2265 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database