SUCKER PUNCH
B-17F 42-11782
CREW ROSTER
SUCKER PUNCH
B-17F 42-11782
CREW ROSTER
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| Mission | Pilot | Co-Pilot | Bombardier | Navigator | Flight Eng. | Radioman | Ball Gunner | Port Waist | Star. Waist | Tail Gunner |
| 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | SSgt. | Tech Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | |
| Ft. Smith, Ark | Tullahoma, Tenn | Bradenton, FLA | Hampton, VA | Breckenridge, TX | West Warwick, RI | Starkville, Miss | Bemidji, Minn | Elko, NEV | Ephrata, WA | |
| Frascati | O'Grady, James L. | Migliano, Thomas J. | Zucker, Samuel F. | Bittner, Eugene K. | Little, Ronald G. | Russell, Calvin S. | Hendricks, Dennis B. | Sorenson, Robert P. | Ritterskamp, George W. | Cicalo, Leo R. |
| Vrattsa | O'Grady | Migliano | Zucker LW | Bittner LW & FB = 3 days | Little | Russell | Hendricks | Sorenson | Ritterskamp | Cicalo |
| Aviano | O'Grady | Migliano | Zucker | Lowenthal, P. | Little | Russell | Hendricks | Sorenson | Ritterskamp | Cicalo |
| Verona | O'Grady POW | Migliano POW | Zucker POW | Bittner POW | Little KIA | Russell POW | Hendricks POW | Sorenson POW | Ritterskamp KIA | Cicalo POW |
Special Crew Abilities:
2nd Lt. Zucker is a pilot school wash out. His landing modifier is -6.
Crew History:
Lt. Lowenthal flew on Brod, Fiume & Florence missions with McPherson crew on Caballero and on Klagenfurt mission with Tanner crew on Full House II.
MISSION RECORD
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Mission |
Target City |
Target Type |
Bomb Run |
Fw-190 Claimed/Dam | Me-109 Claimed/Dam | Me-110 Claimed/Dam | |||
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21 |
Frascati, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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23 |
Vrattsa, Bulgaria | Marshalling Yards | 40 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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24 |
Aviano, Italy | Airfield | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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25 |
Verona, Italy | Marshalling Yards | DNB | - | - | 0 | 2 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 20% | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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21 |
New replacement crew. Returned without damage or casualties. |
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23 |
Returned with navigator's heating system inoperable, minor superficial damage and 2 casualties. Claims: 1 ME-109 by 2nd Lt. Zucker and 1 FW-190 by SSgt. Little. Temporary replacement: 2nd Lt. Lowenthal. |
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24 |
Returned without damage or casualties. |
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25 |
Lt. Bittner rejoins crew. Shot down by enemy fighters 5 miles SE of Verona, Italy. 10 chutes reported seen. |
