Rynold Herman Evens
Military
Standing, L to R: S/Sgt Arthur Kosino, waist gunner; S/Sgt Pat Malone, tail gunner; S/Sgt Ray Ridge, flight engineer/top turret gunner; S/Sgt Anthony Russo, waist gunner; S/Sgt Fred Wilkins, ball turret gunner; S/Sgt Reynold Evans, radio operator/top gunner. Kneeling, left to right: 2nd Lt Franklin Westberg, co-pilot; 2nd Lt Sid Miller, navigator; 2nd Lt John Lieber, bombardier; 1st Lt Edward S. Michael, pilot/aircraft commander. (U.S. Air Force)
Object Number - UPL 32773 - 1st Lt Michael with the crew of his Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, 1943. Standing, L to R: S/Sgt Arthur Kosino, waist gunner; S/Sgt Pat Malone, tail...
Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Stettin mission in B-17 42-37931 'Bertie Lee'. Severely combat damaged on Stettin mission, flak hits set plane ablaze, crew ordered to bail out, found his chute had been shredded by flak and cannon fire, fortunate to find a spare onboard. 11-Apr-44. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 3818.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16003137 / O-37224
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bertie Lee
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
St Cloud, MN | 30 July 1923 | Son of Henry Evens. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Snelling, MN | 19 November 1942 | Fort Snelling, Minnesota |
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Other Bailed out |
Brunswick, Germany | 11 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Stettin mission in B-17 42-37931 'Bertie Lee'. Severely combat damaged on Stettin mission, flak hits set plane ablaze, crew ordered to bail out, 11-Apr-44. POW. MACR 3818. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
78-220 Tychowo, Poland | 11 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
Riverside, CA, USA | 12 August 1984 | |
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Buried |
Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA | Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California | |
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Based |
Chelveston | 11 April 1944 | Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
