Waist Gunner aboard B-17G Flying Fortress #42-39828, nicknamed "Penny Ante."
While on a mission to Berlin out of Kimbolton, England, was shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed on a farm, 8 miles southwest of Eberswalde, Germany, northeast of Berlin.
Three crewmembers were killed and six survived. Missing Air Crew Report № 5320.
KIA were:
S/Sgt. Leonard W Flatt, 38327220, OK, Radio Operator
Sgt. George F Taylor, 37507440, MO, Waist Gunner
Sgt. Russell G Vinson, 37558503, MN, Tail Gunner
Crewmembers from three other B-17 flights that were lost on May 24, 1944 were interred in a common grave here on December 11, 1951:
B-17G 42-37784
B-17G 42-39828
B-17G 42-38010
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Entered the service from Missouri; Service ID: 37507440.
While on a mission to Berlin out of Kimbolton, England, was shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed on a farm, 8 miles southwest of Eberswalde, Germany, northeast of Berlin.
Three crewmembers were killed and six survived. Missing Air Crew Report № 5320.
KIA were:
S/Sgt. Leonard W Flatt, 38327220, OK, Radio Operator
Sgt. George F Taylor, 37507440, MO, Waist Gunner
Sgt. Russell G Vinson, 37558503, MN, Tail Gunner
Crewmembers from three other B-17 flights that were lost on May 24, 1944 were interred in a common grave here on December 11, 1951:
B-17G 42-37784
B-17G 42-39828
B-17G 42-38010
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Entered the service from Missouri; Service ID: 37507440.
Waist Gunner aboard B-17G Flying Fortress #42-39828, nicknamed "Penny Ante."
While on a mission to Berlin out of Kimbolton, England, was shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed on a farm, 8 miles southwest of Eberswalde, Germany, northeast of Berlin.
Three crewmembers were killed and six survived. Missing Air Crew Report № 5320.
KIA were:
S/Sgt. Leonard W Flatt, 38327220, OK, Radio Operator
Sgt. George F Taylor, 37507440, MO, Waist Gunner
Sgt. Russell G Vinson, 37558503, MN, Tail Gunner
Crewmembers from three other B-17 flights that were lost on May 24, 1944 were interred in a common grave here on December 11, 1951:
B-17G 42-37784
B-17G 42-39828
B-17G 42-38010
~
Entered the service from Missouri; Service ID: 37507440.
While on a mission to Berlin out of Kimbolton, England, was shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed on a farm, 8 miles southwest of Eberswalde, Germany, northeast of Berlin.
Three crewmembers were killed and six survived. Missing Air Crew Report № 5320.
KIA were:
S/Sgt. Leonard W Flatt, 38327220, OK, Radio Operator
Sgt. George F Taylor, 37507440, MO, Waist Gunner
Sgt. Russell G Vinson, 37558503, MN, Tail Gunner
Crewmembers from three other B-17 flights that were lost on May 24, 1944 were interred in a common grave here on December 11, 1951:
B-17G 42-37784
B-17G 42-39828
B-17G 42-38010
~
Entered the service from Missouri; Service ID: 37507440.
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