Stanley F Manista
Military
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UPL 39917
B-17 42-5829 'Flying Jenny' 525BS, 379BG - Lt Hoveland crew.
Rear L-R: 1Lt Lawrence B Hoveland, Unkn, Lt David L Williams, Unkn, Lt William E Johnston.
Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Tech Sgt Stan Williams, Unkn, Unkn.
Rear L-R: 1Lt Lawrence B Hoveland, Unkn, Lt David L Williams, Unkn, Lt William E Johnston.
Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Tech Sgt Stan Williams, Unkn, Unkn.
Added Tech Sgt Stan Williams to Flying Jenny Crew Photograph.
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 14 x combat missions. Shot down 30-Jul-43 in B-17 'Flying Jenny' 42-5829. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1361
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: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19059415 / O-731871
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Gay Cabelleros
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sons of Satan
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mary Jane ll
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stump Jumper
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Better Half aka Flying Jenny
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Clifton, New Jersey, USA | 25 April 1923 | Son of Helen Manista. |
Enlisted |
Newark, NJ | 25 June 1942 | Newark, New Jersey |
Other Baled out POW |
Antwerp, Belgium | 30 July 1943 | Shot down 30-Jul-43 in B-17 'Flying Jenny' 42-5829. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1361 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 30 July 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft XVIIb. |
Died |
Palm Beach, FL | 6 February 2011 | |
Based |
Kimbolton | 30 July 1943 | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1361 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database