| 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 (First Name, Middle Initial, Last 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 | - |
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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.
03. October 2026 access_time 23:54
Roger, Henry Bouma dated my mother, Clarice Pasma VanDyken, during their high school years. He corresponded with her after he went into the military, and she kept those letters in a special drawer. We still have them if your family is interested. I have always been very interested in what happened to Henry. He seems to have been an intelligent and sensitive person.
04. October 2026 access_time 18:21
Hi Edith, I think you are the Edie who was a friend of my Aunt Helen’s in Ripon, am I right? I remember me and my brothers pestering you older girls when we came to visit!
I would love the letters if you’re willing to part with them, otherwise a copy. We also have letters that he send to his sister Gerdina, and I loved getting those.
Are you still around Ripon? I am in Oregon, and Gordon and Elaine will be visiting here at the end of the month.
Thanks so much,
Roger
09. October 2026 access_time 5:29
Roger, so good to hear from you. My husband, Phil Bajema, and I live now in Minneapolis, MN, but I grew up in Ripon. Yes, Helen and I were close friends until her death in our senior year in high school. She was such a lively, fun person. I still miss her! I do remember you and your brother coming to visit. Helen was very proud and fond of you. I’m trying to remember who your parents were and how you’re related to the Boumas. At any rate, give Gordon and Elaine my regards when they visit—Gordon has been very helpful to our family in his work with the Ripon Cemetery.
My mom kept all her letters in various boxes, but Henry’s letters she kept in a small compartment of her cedar hope chest. I think he always had a special place in her heart, and she really grieved his death in the war. It will take me a while to find the letters, but I will scan them as soon as I do and send you the scans via e-mail, if you will be so good as to send me your contact information.
Warm regards,
Edi Van Dyken Bajema
11. October 2026 access_time 17:17
Edi,
My email is rog@vanclan.org. Mail me and I’ll say more.
— Roger