B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97183

Delivered Cheyenne 8/2/44; Nashville 20/2/44; Morrison 5/3/44; Homestead 15/3/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 18/3/44; Missing in Action {41m} Blechhammer 7/7/44 with Ira Corpening, Co-pilot: John Kellogg, Navigator: Bill Devoe, Bombardier: Bob Gallup, Radio Operator: Virgil Stuart, Ball turret gunner: Shields Stultz, Waist gunner: Paul Brau, Waist gunner: Bill Leszczynski (8 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Norton Skinner,Tail gunner: Sam Strode (2 evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed Japlonika, near Bratislava, Hung;(Senica, It?.) Missing Air Crew Report 6568.