Production-block:
B-17G-50-BO: 42-102379 to 42-102543
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 384th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 545th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: JD-P
MACR: 4242
Missions: 4
History of
B-17 42-102448 / Mexican Hay Ride
Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Grenier 2/4/44; Assigned: 545BS/384BG [JD-P] Grafton Underwood 15/4/44; MIA Berlin 29/4/44 Pilot: Jim Bouvier, Co-Pilot: Bob Green, Navigator: Harry Gantert, Bombardier: Louis Silk, Radio Operator: Ralph Andrews, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Neal, Waist Gunner: Jack King, Waist Gunner: John Jones, Tail Gunner: Bob Morgan (9POW); Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Casimir Wagner (KIA – shot by ME109 on way down); Enemy aircraft, crashed Stackelitz, nine miles NW of Coswig-Anhalt, 37 miles SW of Berlin, Germany. MACR 4242.
Last updated: 18. November 2018
B-17 42-102448 / Mexican Hay Ride Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | --- | James Andrew Bouvier | POW | - |
| CP | --- | Robert John Green | POW | - |
| NAV | --- | Harold Francis Gantert | POW | - |
| BOMB | --- | Louis Allan Silk | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | --- | Casimer John Wagner | KIA | - |
| RO | --- | Ralph Cash Andrews, Jr | POW | - |
| BT | --- | Willam Neal | POW | - |
| WG | --- | John Evan Jones | POW | - |
| WG | --- | Jack H. King | POW | - |
| TG | --- | Robert William Morgan | POW | - |
24. January 2021 access_time 4:07
Dad was tail gunner. Shot down and prisoner for a year and a day, til liberated by the Russians.
14. June 2021 access_time 16:33
Hi James,
I met the pilot James Bouvier in Chicago back in 1978 as I was going out with his daughter. Lost touch and I heard sadly that he has died a few years back. Are there any survivors still living from the crew ? I can send a photo of Grafton Underwood Airfield though you probably have some already. Regards Charles Bailey (Based in Winchester, UK)