| 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.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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