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Delivered Cheyenne 31/8/44; Hunter 4/9/44; Grenier 15/9/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-F] Nuthampstead 4/11/44; (4m) Missing in Action Merseburg 21/11/44 with Bob Lehner, Co-pilot: Stan De Lafayette, Bombardier: Henry Perence, Waist gunner: Virgil Register (4 Killed in Action); Navigator: Jim Esterbrooks, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ozie French, Radio Operator: Bill Elliott, Ball turret gunner: Ken Bachman,Tail gunner: Rex Kellogg (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Zimmernsupra, near Efurt, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11211. LEHNER’S RAIDERS.
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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: Staff 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: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-2492
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 21 November 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11211 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database