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Source:
www.306bg.us
Production-block:
B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 306th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 369th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: WW-Z
MACR: 7901 / KSU/ME/KU: 2740/2773
History of
B-17 42-97365 / Zamro
Delivered Cheyenne 23/2/44; Rapid City 8/3/44; Dow Fd 21/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 25/4/44; no ops, transferred 369BS/306BG [WW-Z] Thurleigh 2/6/44; Missing in Action Halle 16/8/44 with Young Newsom, Co-pilot: Irving Dudley, Navigator: Harry Pasvoll, Bombardier: Gordon Slocum, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jerry Myers, Ball turret gunner: Milton Bassett, Waist gunner: Orville Werts,Tail gunner: Floyd Owens (8 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Henry Kantor (KIA-on ground, two Luftwaffe soldiers from Rheine airfield nearby were tried and hung 5/9/47); flak, crashed Rotenkirchen, W of Bohlen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7901. ZAMRO.
Last updated: 3. July 2021
B-17 42-97365 / Zamro Details
B-17 42-97365 / Zamro Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Young B. C. Newsom | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Irving L. Dudley | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Harold Pasvoll | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Jerry M. Myers | POW | - |
| RO | SGT | Henry Kantor | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Milton M. Bassett | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Orville W. Werts | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Floyd F. Owens | POW | - |
| TOG | SGT | Gordon M. Slocum | POW | - |
14. March 2024 access_time 1:32
My dad was Jerry Myers Engineer TT!