B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 43-38389 / U’V Ad It

Delivered Cheyenne 28/7/44; Kearney 6/8/44; Grenier 15/8/44; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-Z] Podington 27/8/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 13/9/44 with Capt Howard Donlon, Co-pilot: Capt Bob Ruckman, Navigator: Henry Vicars, Xn-Julius Gburczyk, Bombardier: Orin Christenson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Matlock, Radio Operator: Bob Turner, Waist gunner: Wayne Butler (8 Killed in Action); Ball turret gunner: Joe Marino,Tail gunner: Lt Gustave Kirause (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Brandis Afd, E of Leipzig, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8889. U’VE AD IT.