Source:
www.306bg.us
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 369th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | WW-Z |
| MACR | 7901 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 2740/2773 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (16 August 1944) |
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.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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 | - |
This page was last updated on 03 July 2021
14. March 2024 access_time 1:32
My dad was Jerry Myers Engineer TT!
11. August 2024 access_time 20:48
Hello
I come from near Einbeck near Rotenkirchen.
Are there any pictures of the crew of the B-17?
Best wishes
Matthias
20. July 2024 access_time 17:41
My dad was Charles Banas, co-pilot of the first crew of the Zamro (for 34 missions). Jerry Myers was from the original crew under Lowell Burgess, but Jerry was sick for one mission, so had to join the next crew (above) for one last flight to make his numbers. Alas, it was an unlucky flight.