43-37850 Umbriago

media-56329.jpeg UPL 56329 43-37850 Umbriago (S/N visible above crew)
Oscar B. Malone standing far right (unknown if he was crew member of this plane or just in the picture)

Family photo (Bryan Malone - son of Oscar B. Malone)

Object Number - UPL 56329 - 43-37850 Umbriago (S/N visible above crew) Oscar B. Malone standing far right (unknown if he was crew member of this plane or just in the picture)

Delivered Cheyenne 29/5/44; Kearney 8/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-G] Polebrook 21/7/44; Missing in Action 25m Ruhland 12/9/44 with Jim Brown, Navigator: Ernie Ornett, Bombardier: John Rasko, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Larry Webster (4 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Andy Hess, Radio Operator: Lou Katko, Ball turret gunner: Ralph DeDomenico, Waist gunner: Leon Cinq-Mars, Tail gunner: Bill Wilmut (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Werneuchen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8894. UMBRIAGO.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

James R Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-763871
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Leon H Cinq-Mars

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Ralph J De Domenico

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Andrew C Hess

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Oscar Bryan Malone

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18083027
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 12 September 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description”.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8894 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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