| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-90-BO 43-38474 to 43-38673 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 561st Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 9480 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (17 October 1944) |
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History of
B-17 43-38578
Delivered Cheyenne 20/8/44; Lincoln 7/9/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 1/10/44; Missing in Action Cologne 17/10/44; flak, crashed Koblenz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9480.
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B-17 43-38578 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Harold Edward Resch | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | James Marvin Fraser | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | George Calvin Miner | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Donald Sjaardema | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | George Thomas (Pop) Crowder | POW | - |
| RO | SGT | Herbert G. Jacobs | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Anthony J. Checchia | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Archie L. Gollen | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Chester Hickman Mitchell | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 12 July 2017
24. February 2025 access_time 5:33
James Marvin Fraser was sent to the gas chamber with a bunch of prisoners, as he was taken into the building a German prison guard recognized him as an old college buddy and spared the lives of the entire group. According to my mother.