42-31648 Ensign Mary

media-33234.png UPL 33234

From 379th BG Nose art

Object Number - UPL 33234

Delivered Cheyenne 1/12/43; Gt Falls 5/12/43; Cheyenne 7/12/43; Kearney 19/12/43; Grenier 31/12/43; Presque Is 3/1/44; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-H] Kimbolton 17/2/44; Missing in Action Noball Site 16/6/44 with George McHugh, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lester Tullier (2 Killed in Action); Navigator: Bob Reese, Bombardier: Chas Atkinson, Radio Operator: Russell Groat, Waist gunner: George Thompson,Tail gunner: Bruce Little (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Ed Peterson, Ball turret gunner: J.K. Shaw (2 evaded capture); flak set wing alight, crashed SE St Pierre Pontpoint, 12 miles NE of Creil, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 5988.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

Charles R Atkinson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 661578
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Russell J Groat

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Bruce S Little

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

William M Martin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Flight engineer / Top turret

George McHugh

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 686487
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

France 16 June 1944

Revisions

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Sources

Please see the MACR 5988. B-17 42-31648 was named by the aircrew "Ensign Mary" All of the crew were Roman Catholic from various part of the US. The other aircraft that they regularly flew on missions was "Blues in the Night"

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5988 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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