Source:
457thbombgroupassoc.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-VE: 42-97536 to 42-97635 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 457th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 748th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 8200 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft, Lost by flak/aa-fire (24 August 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97558 / Tis Me Sugar
Delivered Cheyenne 20/12/43; Kearney 10/1/44; Grenier 16/1/44; Assigned: 748BS/457BG [V] Glatton 15/2/44; MIA Merseburg 24/8/44 Pilot: Ted Shaw, Co-Pilot: Dick Parsons, Navigator: Jack Thames, Bombardier: Paul Terjack, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Rob Stewart, Radio Operator: Larry Erlings, Ball Turret Gunner: Elbert Allen, Waist Gunner: J.I. Perry, Tail Gunner: Clarry Cox (9KIA); Enemy aircraft & flak, crashed Burg, Germany. MACR 8200. TIS ME SUGAR.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-97558 / Tis Me Sugar Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Teddy G. Shaw | UNK | - |
| CP | 2LT | Richard H. Parsons | UNK | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Jack M. Thames | UNK | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Paul J. Terjak | UNK | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Robert P. Stewart | UNK | - |
| RO | SGT | Lawrence Erlings | UNK | - |
| BT | SGT | Elbert Q. Allen | UNK | - |
| WG | SGT | J. I. Perry | UNK | - |
| TG | SGT | Clarence W. Cox | UNK | - |
This page was last updated on 25 May 2018
12. November 2018 access_time 21:24
Was the Tis me Sugar ever recovered? And if so, Where is the Crew?
13. November 2018 access_time 8:53
I think the crew were recovered.
13. November 2018 access_time 17:49
According to my family, only two for the crew were found. My cousin Teddy has not been found according to them. If you find out anything, let me know. Antworten, Thanks so much for responding so quickly.
13. November 2018 access_time 18:31
According to MACR 8200, Robert P. Stewart and Paul J. Terjak were found. So you are right. Rest is not readable to me in the MACR 8200.
Your cousin is still missing and listed in Tablets of the Missing:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56303778
No other information known to me.
12. March 2025 access_time 0:28
My uncle, JI (not an abbreviation), was on the ‘Tis Me Sugar. Any information on him would be appreciated.
13. January 2023 access_time 6:44
My Uncle Robert Stewart remains are buried next to parents in Marshfield cemetery, Marshfield, MO.