42-97979 Leading Lady
Delivered Dallas 21/4/44; Langley 15/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 550BS/385BG Gt Ashfield 8/7/44; Missing in Action Dresden 2/3/45 with Gene Vaadi, Jesse Brown, Tom Conway, Neil Duell, Henry Anthony, Clarence Glitz, Jine DiFenzo, Burke Marshall, Phil Penchi (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Ruhland, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12855. LEADING LADY.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Co-Pilot; Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16187540
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 7070099
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 2 March 1945 |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12855 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database