Ralph E Hemmick Jr

Military

Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group on Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho) Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, Lykes Henderson Crew (as HEMICK), 2 combat missions.



Prisoner of War (POW) 26 June 1943, B-17 #42-30037 was attacked by fighters and hit by flak. The plane crash-landed near the present day site of Deauville St. Gatien Airport in France. There is no record of a MACR documenting this loss.

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Harry A McKnight

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16051589
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Ivon J Schultz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37190789
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer

Paul Francis Shinsky

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-522727
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

George H Smith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39388100
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Milwaukee, WI, USA 13 July 1942 Private, Branch Immaterial

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 26 June 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15.

Born

Indiana, USA

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Updated POW camp info of the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=4640

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384thbombgroup.com
NARA Enlisted Data Base

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey pp. 165-6, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…