Martin G Minnich

Military
Black and white posed headshot of man wearing a uniform of a jacket, shirt, tie and hat. There is a WWII-era Air-Force silver officer insignia badge on the center of hat. There is an aviation insignia pin on the jacket lapels. Silver wings and med ribbons are on the top of the left -side jacket pocket. Subject is not looking directly at lens and is smiling UPL 60609 UPL 60609 Martin Minnich, Co-Pilot, 42-30274, Baker Crew, 95th BG

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Object Number - UPL 60609 - Martin Minnich, Co-Pilot, 42-30274, Baker Crew, 95th BG

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30274 'Our Bay-Bee', Evaded (EVD). Helped by the Belgian Comète evasion network, he was back in England on 23 November 1943. See the story of his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fminnicmg.html

See the Baker crew page at http://www.aircrewremembered.com/gallery/index.php?/category/6

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Roscoe James Alderman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34124195
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
Black and white headshot of man wearing Air Force uniform with silver wings and three rows of medal ribbons above jacket pocket. Subject has brown, wavy hair. Subject is not smiling

Walter Alvin Baker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736458
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Albert Gray Bergeron

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33093733
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Black and white head shot of young smiling man wearing an Air Force uniform

William H Binnebose

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16024974
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Alvin O Forney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35213248
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-30274

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Our Bay-Bee
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

4 February 1919 Covington, Ohio

Revisions

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https://aircrewremembered.com/gallery/index.php?/category/6

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Added website address for the Baker crew

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MACR 402
Research for his page at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fminnicmg.html

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 402

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MACR 402 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Martin G Minnich: Gallery (3 items)

Black and white posed headshot of man wearing an Air Force uniform. He is looking directly at the camera and smiling

Object number: UPL 25870 - 2nd Lt Martin G. Minnich, Co-Pilot, 42-30274...

Man standing in front of small plane leaning on the wing with one arm. Written on the image is the following script: My first solo. Sept 22, 1942. All my love, Martin

Object number: UPL 60606 - Martin Minnich, Co-Pilot, 42-32074, Baker Crew...

Black and white posed headshot of man wearing a uniform of a jacket, shirt, tie and hat. There is a WWII-era Air-Force silver officer insignia badge on the center of hat. There is an aviation insignia pin on the jacket lapels. Silver wings and med ribbons are on the top of the left -side jacket pocket. Subject is not looking directly at lens and is smiling

Object number: UPL 60609 - Martin Minnich, Co-Pilot, 42-30274, Baker Crew...