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Delivered Cheyenne 25/5/44; Kearney 4/6/44; Grenier 19/6/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-J] Nuthampstead 18/7/44; (60m) Missing in Action Osnabruck, Ger; 14/3/45 with Dick Ellis, Co-pilot: Bill Lewandowski, Bombardier: Leon Snyder, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rufus White, Ball turret gunner: Leo Parr (5 Killed in Action); Navigator: Ken Peek, Radio Operator: Jim Schofield, Waist gunner: Ed McCracken, Tail gunner: Don Pierson (4 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Icker, N of Osnabruck, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10391 [?10390].
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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: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 14 March 1945 |