Wendall G Replogle
Military ROLL OF HONOURA direct flak hit on a mission to the Pas-de-Calais, FR area on 26 Mar 1944, caused B-24J #42-109814 'Jive Bomber' to spin in and crash near St Pol, FR. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395100.jpg?itok=rD23TSqx)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Three airmen of the 392nd Bomb Group with a 597th Bomb Squadron B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-99990) nicknamed "Short Snorter". Jesse Litz is standing in front of the pegasus insignia. Handwritten caption on reverse: '392/597. Jesse LITZ under horse insignia, other two unknown.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-380456.jpg?itok=EK9zs9G0)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/media/media-15768.jpeg?itok=zIySW1ON)
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Jive Bomber
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
26 March 1944 | ||
Born |
Toledo, Ohio, USA | ||
Buried |
Ohio | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 26 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3486 / MACR 3486, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database