| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-65-BO: 43-37509 to 43-37673 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 452nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 728th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 11232 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (31 December 1944) |
History of
B-17 43-37673 / That’s All Jack
Delivered Cheyenne 10/5/44; Hunter 21/5/44; Dow Fd 4/6/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 7/6/44; Missing in Action Misburg 31/12/44 with Kasimer Traynelis, Co-pilot: Bill Howe, Navigator: Duane Mowry, Bombardier: Paul Basye, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Laws, Radio Operator: Bob Stauffer (Wounded in Action), Ball turret gunner: Stewart Livingston (Wounded in Action), Waist gunner: Ralph Tetu (8 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Henry Bouma (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Tauenbrueck, near Hanover, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11232.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 43-37673 / That’s All Jack Details
After the release of the bombs over the target, the original copilot of this plane, William H. Major, would reply out loud “That’s all Jack”, and then they would begin their route back to base. Family members of Major, who died soon after the War, have said there is not a specific reason he would say this phrase, but rather just something he liked to say. There was no one named “Jack” on their crew. Clifford R. Olson was pilot. Plane #43-37673.
B-17 43-37673 / That’s All Jack Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Kasimer A. Traynelis | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | William J. Howe | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Duane D. Mowry | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Paul E. Basye | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | James H. Laws | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Robert S. Stauffer | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Stewart B. Livingston | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Ralph E. Tetu | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Henry Bouma Jr. | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 10 April 2021
06. January 2020 access_time 1:00
The link above provides a memoir dedicated to my Grandfather, Robert Stauffer, who was a member of the crew of, That’s All Jack. I thought it might be a fit for your archives.
Thank you,
Renee Wertz
https://www.thedanceofmylife.com/post/my-grandfather-the-world-war-ll-hero
Renee.wertz@gmail.com
06. January 2020 access_time 11:38
Thank you for sharing! I read his full story on the web site.
31. January 2020 access_time 21:34
Thank you for reading this.
28. December 2024 access_time 16:25
Thank you for all the information you’ve posted. Henry Bouma was my grandmother’s brother, i.e. my great uncle.