Myron Jerome Ettus

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Myron "Ty" Ettus UPL 65867 UPL 65867 U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Myron “Ty” Ettus, was a waist gunner on the “Miss Irish” B-17 Flying Fortress during World War II

US Military - family photo of Myron Ettus

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Object Number - UPL 65867 - U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Myron “Ty” Ettus, was a waist gunner on the “Miss Irish” B-17 Flying Fortress during World War II

B-17G#42-31968 'Miss Irish' returned from a mission to Marquise/Mimoyecques, France and made an emergency landing at Raydon after taking a direct hit from an 88mm in the radio room on 19 March 1944. Returned To Duty (RTD). Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 15220.

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A battle damaged waist gun position on a B-17 Flying Fortress.

John Phillip Gibbons

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-803182
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Squadron Commander
A bomber crew of the 96th Bomb Group with the chin turret of their B-17G Flying Fortress. In the back row from left to right: Technical Sergeant Geo Goetz, Top-Turret gunner; Technical Sergeant Bob Woherty, Radio Operator; Staff Sergeant Luigi Iacovello, left waist gunner; Staff Sergeant Roy Johnson, Ball Turret operator; Staff Sergeant Everett Johnson, right waist gunner; Staff Sergeant Charles A Haywood, Tail Gunner. In the front row left to right: First Lieutenant Paul Herring, Pilot; Flight Officer Ch

Everett Max Johnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-691761
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Bernard Lefler Spragg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33301833
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Edward Walker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19114608
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

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Event Location Date Description

Born

New York City, New York 19 November 1923 the son of Louis and Sophie Ettus

Enlisted

24 August 1942 New York City, New York

Died

17 February 2019 Ormond Beach, Florida

Born

Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, New York

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US Military - family photo of Myron "Ty" Ettus

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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

 

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MACR 15220
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
Obituary at https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/news-journalonline/obituary.aspx?n=My…

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Corrected typos and added details in Biography

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100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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