The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
Tail Gunner of B-24H 42-51078 on the 17 January 1945 mission to Harburg. Listed as MIA on the MACR with no RTD annotation, indicating he did not return.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Tail Gunner
Serial Number
38542833
Missions flown.
2 catalogued · 17 Jan 1945 — 10 Jan 1945
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1945
Official record
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record