43-37601 Pack of Trouble
Delivered Cheyenne 3/5/44; Hunter 17/5/44; Dow Fd 30/5/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR- ] Thorpe Abbotts 1/6/44; Missing in Action French A/fds 12/6/44 with John Ryan, Co-pilot: Joe Tobiczyk, Navigator: Hans Chorpenning, Bombardier: Carl McGinty, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Marvin Fenner, Ball turret gunner: Jim Healy, Waist gunner: Archie McFarland, Waist gunner: Harry Whipple, Tail gunner: Elmer Andersen (9 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: George Sherback (Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #4, the fire spreading and wing broke off, crashed sea nine miles off Dunkerque, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 5625. PACK OF TROUBLE.
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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: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
12 June 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words “Tail gunner” in the A/C “Description” section.
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5625 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database