| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-10-BO: 42-31232 to 42-31331 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 334th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BG-M |
| MACR | 2999 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (06 March 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31299 / She’s My Gal II aka Junior
Delivered Cheyenne 16/10/43; Gr Island 29/10/43; Memphis 5/11/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-M] Horham 12/11/43; on practice mission 4/12/43 with Glenn Infield, Co-pilot: Louis Reno, Navigator: Melvin Fledeboe, Radio Operator: Chas Merrman, etg-Z.A. Topolski (5 Returned to Duty) brakes failed on landing; 17m, Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Garland Lloyd, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Marion Gilmor, Radio Operator: John Janssen, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Rice, Waist gunner: George Robinson, Waist gunner: Porter Hyght,Tail gunner: Vic Valek (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Willys Jones, Navigator: Elton Skinnerret UK by 11/9/44, Bombardier: Russ Allman (3 evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed two miles NW of Hijken, Beilen, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 2999. SHE’S MY GAL II aka JUNIOR.
B-17 42-31299 / She’s My Gal II aka Junior Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Garland Brooke Lloyd | EVD/POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Willys Pierce Jones | EVD | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Elton Andrew Skinner | EVD | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Russel P. Allman | EVD | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Marion (nmi) Gillmor | EVD/POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | John (nmi) Jansse | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Ralph R. Rice | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | George R. Robinson | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Porter B. Hyght | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Victor Peter Valek | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 20 July 2017
20. June 2024 access_time 1:21
Hi. My dad was a radio operator on the She’s My Gal II aka Junior. I would like to get any other pictures of the plane and contact any surviving relatives of his crew. Thank you.
04. February 2026 access_time 8:16
In the 80ths I collected information about airplane crashes during World War II in the provinz of Drenthe in the Netherlands. One of the crashed airplanes was the aircraft of your father. I have no photo’s of the aircraft, but have a few eye witness reports of the crash and a phot of 2 of the crewmembers. If you are interested you may contact me. Greetings Jan