Aaron Stockton Youell
Military
Object Number - UPL 26752 - Capt Oscar D O'Neil and crew of the 401st Bomb Sqn, 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-5070 'Invasion II'....
Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 17-Apr-43 in B-17 42-5070 'Invasion II'. Plane was on fire when all crew parachuted to safety. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 15519
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32183032
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-430613
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
![Ground crew of the 91st Bomb Group uncover the nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress at Bassingbourn. Image stamped on reverse: '’Reviewed and Passed U.S Army 24 Mar 1943 Press Censor No 21 E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]. 'Passed for publication 24 MAR 1943 INTLD 32 Central Section Press Censorship Bureau' [stamp]. 'Associated Press' [stamp]. '254766' [Censor no]. Printed caption on reverse: 'FORTRESSES DAY RAID ON WILHELMSHAVEN The German naval base at Wilhelmshaven was successfully attacked in daylight March 22 by A](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379146.jpg.webp?itok=8cVQW-FU)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Invasion II
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- 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 |
Harewood, WV, USA | 5 January 1912 | Son of Benjamine Harrison and Sallie Elizabeth [Stockton] Youell. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 25 February 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 17 April 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft XVIIb. |
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Other Shot down |
Oldenburg, Germany | 17 April 1943 | Shot down 17 April 1943 in B-17 42-5070 'Invasion II. ' Plane was on fire when all crew parachuted to safety. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
26 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
San Bernardino County, CA, USA | 25 October 1972 | |
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Buried |
Twentynine Palms Cemetery, CA | 28 October 1972 | Twentynine Palms Cemetery Twentynine Palms San Bernardino County California, USA |
| West Virginia | |||
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Based |
Bassingbourn | 17 April 1943 | Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
https://www.fold3.com/image/32151287/?terms=42-5070
https://www.fold3.com/page/619609056_aaron_youell%20%20(1912)/details/
https://www.fold3.com/page/84975216_aaron_s%20youell/details/
http://www.91stbombgroup.com/Ragged_Irregular/RI_1973_Jan_V6_N2.pdf
http://www.91stbombgroup.com/91st_info/91stbg_pow_internees_v12-135_may…
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=96329787
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15519 / MACR 15519, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 p. 105, The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingbourn by Havelaar pp. 37-38, NARA / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database