Mark Irving Overstreet

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-52334.jpeg UPL 52334 Lt Hawg [sic] and crew of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress of the 390th Bomb Group pose in front of their plane at their base in England on 19 March 1944.

Back row: Walter Backman, Darwin Arnold, Warren Hawes, Andrew Archiopoli.
Front row: Mark Overstreet , Johnny Enlow, Charles Kane, Howard Reppert, Elvis Lehman

US Air Force Official Photo via Fold3

Re-upload of UPL 44546 (now deleted) due to technical error with original image.

Object Number - UPL 52334 - Lt Hawg [sic] and crew of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress of the 390th Bomb Group pose in front of their plane at their base in England on 19 March...

Mark Overstreet was a Tail gunner and had flown a number of missions with the Warren Hawes Crew (Crew Number 18) in the 390th Bomb Group. He flew most missions with that crew on B-17 #42-31717 “Hells Bells”. Shot down 20 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37890 "Big Friend". Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Bernard A Anderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12037589
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Andrew John Archiopoli

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Darwin Eugene Arnold

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20738401 at enlistment
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Walter Aaron Backman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17071899 at enlistment
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

McKinnon Cameron

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13081862 at enlistment, then O-756939
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-31717

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hells Bells
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

42-37890

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rovin’ romona ii/big friend
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Missions

309

  • Date: 20 April 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lynchburg, Virginia, USA 21 October 1920

Enlisted

14 October 1942 Richmond, Virginia

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

9km NW of Valognes, France 20 April 1944 in the crash of B-17#42-31717

Buried

24 April 1944 at the English cemetery in Cherbourg, France

Buried

after the war, hsi remains were brought back to the USA. Mark Overstreet rests at the Fort Hill Burial Park in Lynchburg, Virginia

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 4169
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA Headstone Applications
2005 e-mail correspondence with fellow crew 18 member Johnny Enlow's nephew Troy

Date
ContributorMichelbe
Changes
Sources

Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4169 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Mark Irving Overstreet: Gallery (2 items)

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