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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-BO: 42-31332 to 42-31431 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 401st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 614th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | IW-K |
| MACR | 7887 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (06 August 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31369 / Round Tripper
Delivered Cheyenne 26/10/43; Gr Island 13/11/43; Romulus 25/11/43; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-K] Deenethorpe 14/1/44; Missing in Action Brandenburg 6/8/44 with John Sauerwald, Co-pilot: John Zimmerman, Navigator: Forrest Holmstrom, Bombardier: Cletus Meyer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lloyd Dautrich, Radio Operator: Buford Saville, Ball turret gunner: Warren Spence, Waist gunner: Paul Pamilla,Tail gunner: Rob Ruiz (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crew bailed and captured at Warnemunde, Ger. aircraft crashed in Baltic Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 7887. ROUND TRIPPER.
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B-17 42-31369 / Round Tripper Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | John J. Sauerwald | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | John L. Zimmerman | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Froest E. Holmstrom | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Cletus H. Meyer | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Lloyd E. Dautrich | POW | - |
| RO | SGT | Buford L. Saville | POW | - |
| BT | CPL | Warran Spence | POW | - |
| WG | CPL | Paul M. Pumilia | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Gilbert G. Gardner | POW | - |
| TG | CPL | Robert Ruiz | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 01 March 2018
21. April 2019 access_time 3:51
One of my best friend;s father John L Zimmerman was co-pilot. I have met him,great person.
28. February 2020 access_time 22:13
I am the Daughter of TG CPL Robert Ruiz. My Father told me stories about being in the Army Air Corps, being a POW, the Tuskegee Airmen and the Navajo Code Talkers. My Father passed away in 2000 and his wish was to be “buried with my buddies”. Riverside Military Cemetery is his final resting place.
29. October 2025 access_time 14:06
Hi Cynthia, first of all thank you for your father’s service and bravery.
I’m doing a family research and found a relative was an American Airmen, S Sgt Paul M Pumilia (Waist Gunner of the Round Tripper), and am looking for more details of his story (together with the rest of the crew).
Do you have any other interesting details, documents, memories or stories from your father that you would be willing to share? I believe he was a POW with a similar story as the relative I’m researching and would be interesting to have more info.
Thanks in advance.