Production-block:
B-17G-10-BO: 42-31232 to 42-31331
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 388th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 561st Bomb Squadron
MACR: 3086
History of
B-17 42-31240 / Shack Job
Delivered Cheyenne 7/10/43; Gr Island 22/10/43; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 2/11/43; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with John McLaughlin, Co-pilot: George Keller, Navigator: Alan Wallis, Bombardier: Joe Storamy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim McClure, Radio Operator: Frank Moneau, Ball turret gunner: Louis Birt, Waist gunner: John Black, Waist gunner: Bill Taylor,Tail gunner: Walt Lackey (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crew bailed but ship flew on for 50 miles, crashed two miles E of Reinselen near Soltau railroad, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3086. SHACK JOB.
Last updated: 25. September 2019
B-17 42-31240 / Shack Job Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | John William McLaughlin | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | George Randy Keller | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Alan W. Wallis | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Joseph Peter Stomiany | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | James F. McClure | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Frank Davis Moneau | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Louis Samuel Birt | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | John Edward Black | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | William Vannah Taylor | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Walter Lee Lackey | POW | - |
11. November 2018 access_time 20:05
My Dad was the bombardier….JP Stomiany
29. February 2024 access_time 19:54
My maternal grandfather was the Bombadier, Joseph P, Stomiany