42-5822 Little Maggie
Lt Kermit Wooldridge pilot, bottom, 2nd from Left. Officers (can't match to faces at this time: Co pilot D.W. Herrin, - Navigator, G.J Mattan (KIA July 17, 1943) - Bombardier Wendell O. Palmer (KIA, still missing July 17, 1943) - top turret, E.F Love- Radio gunner D.T. Lavin - ball turret, S.J. Cantor - RW S.C. Larsen - LW D.S. Lamiell - TG G.E. Stacey
Names come from Original Crew list in the WWII diary of Lt Wooldridge. https://sites.google.com/view/wooldridge-diary-wwii-pilot/the-five-crew-lists-of-lt-wooldridge
Wooldridge's diary is held at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Frances Wooldridge Bekafigo, daughter of LT Wooldridge. Crew lists from his WWII combat diary at https://sites.google.com/view/wooldridge-diary-wwii-pilot/home
Object Number - UPL 41624 - A 379th Bomb Group, 525th Bomb Squadron crew probably in front of B-17 "Little Maggie" 42-5822 Lt Kermit Wooldridge pilot, bottom, 2nd from...
Delivered Long Beach 27/2/43; Cheyenne 4/3/43; Gore Fd 18/3/43; Kearney 8/4/43; Dow Fd 16/4/43; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-G] Kimbolton 21/4/43; battle damaged Kassel 28/7/43 with Kermit Wooldridge, Co-pilot: Don Herrin, Navigator: Bill Cook, Bombardier: Howard McNeill, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Everett Love, Radio Operator: Don Lavin*, Ball turret gunner: Solomon Canter*, Waist gunner: Duane Lamiell*, Waist gunner: Stan Larson*, Tail gunner: Eldred Andruss (10 RTD - * slightly WIA); crash landed RAF Foulsham, Nfk. Salvaged.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18066103
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-451748
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
WWII diary of Lt Kermit Wooldridge crew lists from Frances Bekafigo, his daughter.
My father, Lt Wooldridge named 42-5822 "Little Maggie" on 7-24 43 (mission over Heroya) his third raid from his WWII diary.
He flew it over Hamburg 7-25-43 then again on 7-28 -43 (Kassel raid) where he crash landed it in a field . The diary recounts " Little Maggie would never fly again. This account also agrees with the B-17 history for this plane.
