42-39977. Boeing B17G Flying Fortress. 729th Bomb Squadron. 452nd Bomb Group. USAAF.
08th February 1944.
On February 09, 1944, shortly after takeoff on a mission to Frankfurt, the B17 Bomber "Hard To Get" (Serial# 42-39977) crashed at about 0935 hours in a farmers field in Morley St Peter near Wymondham, England. The following crew members were listed as Killed In Action.
2LT Eno Compton - Pilot
2LT Arthur N Westrum - Co-Pilot
2LT Randall C Toye - Navigator
2LT Robert J Ettlinger - Bombardier
SSGT Leonard P Halphen - Engineer
SGT Dale W Hood - Radioman
SSGT Fred R Douglas - Right Waist Gunner
SSGT Marion L Shinpaugh - Left Waist Gunner
SSGT John E Schuetz - Ball Turret Gunner
SGT Ernest A Taylor Jr - Tail Gunner