| Waist gunner 15th air force 96th bomb squad.Flew 57 missions in 1944.He flew on Catherine The Great("ole Kate"),Gremlin,Big Widget,Jocko,Rigor Mortis and others.Put on Rigor Mortis(1-mission 1-15-44) after his plane hit another b-17 on take off."spookiest plane I was ever in with its coal black interior"..."had a bad feeling when I steped in her" Shot down to 109s and four others. |
