390th BG KIA tag

[doyler]

Came across this and initial searches led to a pilot who was KIA with the 390th BG 570rh SQ</strong></p>

This is an early tag and it seems to be his enlisted tag prior to becoming an officer.

 

B17 #42102532

Delivered Cheyenne 11/3/44; Kearney 31/3/44; Dow Fd 8/4/44; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-O] Framlingham 11/4/44; Missing in Action Berlin 19/5/44 with Dick Tannehill, Navigator: Bob Horst, Bombardier: Elmer Leggett, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Larry O’Connor, Radio Operator: Nick Mihalik, Ball turret gunner: Ervin Joseph, Waist gunner: Phil Sorenson, Waist gunner: John Garner,Tail gunner: Larry O’Conner (9 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Layton Vernie (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Ostermoor, near Schleswig, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4953

 

Listed on the site American Air Museum in Britian

 

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/143348

 

 

 

 

 

 

[AustinO]

[doyler]

Thanks Austin.

 

Very intresting.

 

I have an account of a crew member from a down aircraft where he was killed by civilians.They tried the man post war.

[AustinO]

A lot of conjecture about what happened, and his remains are still missing and none of the crew witnessed his body. A post war story of the event notes that one crewman saw his parachute still on the seat of the a/c - so its even possible he jumped without one. A high strung individual on his first mission, so anything is possible...

 

http://genealogy.heritage-files.com/getperson.php?personID=P-1305832172&tree=2