42-37913
Delivered Denver 13/10/43; Gr Island 29/10/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-W] Thorpe Abbotts 18/11/43; Missing in Action Oberpfaffenhofen 18/3/44 with Don Stuke, Navigator: George Owens, Bombardier: Clarry Pullem, Radio Operator: Arthur Tuott, Ball turret gunner: Irving Cooke, Waist gunner: Joe Ogg, Waist gunner: Joe Dragovich,Tail gunner: Phil Donnelly (8 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Tom Lemond (evaded capture); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dan Segrete (Prisoner of War); mid-air coll with 42-39830 (100BG), two engines broke away and nose with only #4 operating; crashed Place de Moulin, Campeaux, two miles N of Hericourt-St Samson, E of Rouen, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 3233.
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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: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 18 March 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3233 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database