| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-VE: 42-97736 to 42-97835 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 349th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XR-J |
| MACR | 8819 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (11 September 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97834 / Mud In Yer Eye
Delivered Denver 10/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-J] Thorpe Abbotts 4/5/44; Missing in Action Chemnitz 11/9/44 with Orville Everitt, Bombardier: Ed Minton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Williams, Radio Operator: Larry Radka, Ball turret gunner: Bob Howard, Waist gunner: Homer Hirsch (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: John Manniello{Wounded in Action}, Navigator: Warren Sioden,Tail gunner: Bill Kenney{Wounded in Action} (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Schuiedeberg, near Spitzberg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8819. MUD IN YER EYE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-97834 / Mud In Yer Eye Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Orville C. Everitt | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | John B. Manniello | POW | WIA |
| NAV | 2LT | Warren L. Soden | POW | - |
| BOMB | SGT | Edward G. Minton, Sr. | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Robert L. Williams | KIA | - |
| RO | CPL | Lawrenc A. Radka | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Robert A. Howard | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Homer K. Hirch | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | William E. Kenny | POW | - |
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