Production-block:
B-17F-115-BO: 42-30617 to 42-30731
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 92nd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 326th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: JW-L
MACR: 2754
History of
B-17 42-30623 / Vassar’s Virgin
Delivered Amarillo 1/7/434; Cheyenne 27/7/43; Gore 7/8/43; Dyersburg 8/8/43; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-L] Podington 16/9/43; Missing in Action Augsburg 25/2/44 with Chas Nashold{kept ship level so crew could jump}, Ball turret gunner: Earl Keller (2 Killed in Action); Navigator: George Fahlstrom, Bombardier: Fred Butler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Richardson, Radio Operator: Bill Schuff, Waist gunner: Leo Conners, Waist gunner: Paul Zeman,Tail gunner: Tom Rodman (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Jim Lyles (evaded capture); flak, crashed Les Quatre Seigneurs, 12 miles E of Thionville, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 2754. VASSAR’S VIRGIN.
Last updated: 26. November 2018
B-17 42-30623 / Vassar’s Virgin Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Charles G. Nashold | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | James L. Liles | EVD | - |
| NAV | 2LT | George B. Fahlstrom | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Fred Wallter Butler, Jr. | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | William Jannings Richardson, Jr. | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | William Earl Schuff | POW | - |
| BT | PVT | Earl E. Keller | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Leo J. Conners | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Paul Vincent Zeman | POW | - |
| TG | PVT | Tommy E. Rodman | POW | - |
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