| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-100-BO: 42-30332 to 42-30431 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 301st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 353rd Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 1831 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (11 January 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-30357
Delivered Cheyenne 20/5/43; Smoky Hill 31/5/43; Morrison 9/6/43; Assigned 353BS/301BG St Donat 18/6/43; Oudna 6/8/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Missing in Action {46m} Piraeus 11/1/44 with Rich Williams, Shields, Elkin, DesRuissseau, Harkey, Day, Young (7 Killed in Action); Daley, Rappleye, Ogens (survive-3RTD?); mid air coll, crashed Poretson, Gr (?); Missing Air Crew Report 1831.
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B-17 42-30357 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Richard D. Williams | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Thomas A. Shields | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Neil F. Daley | UNK | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Jerome Elkin | UNK | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Roland A. Des Ruisseau | UNK | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Foster D. Rappleye | UNK | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Thomas H. Harkey | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | John W. Day | UNK | - |
| WG | SGT | Monte Ogens | UNK | - |
| TG | S/SGT | James H. Young | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 11 February 2018
25. November 2022 access_time 18:01
Foster D Rappleye is my father. He passed away at the age of 89. There is a picture of the plane online.