Nathaniel Mencow
Military
- Navigator Capt Nathaniel Mencow, 25 x missions between 12-Aug-43 and 10-Feb-44.
Object Number - UPL 32037 - "Capt Mencow of the 390 Bomb Group, wearing Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal 16-Feb-44, England." - Navigator Capt Nathaniel Mencow, 25 x...
Crew Number 26. Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew aboard B-17 42-30434 "Betty Boop - The Pistol Packin' Mama". 25 x missions. Ended Tour Duty (ETD). Appointed wing navigator 13th Combat wing in charge of mission planning and training of personnel. Post war he taught at Sullivan Middle School where - speaking in 1999 - he termed the Second World War 'the most important event in the history of this planet'.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF reserve rising to rank of Lt Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Betty Boop - The Pistol Packin Mama
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Worcester, MA, USA | 24 April 1918 | Son of David L and Ida [Shugeman] Mencow. |
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Enlisted |
Worcester, MA, USA | 14 March 1941 | Joined US Infantry. |
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Based |
Framlingham | 12 August 1943 - 10 February 1944 | Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
22 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Worcester, MA, USA | 27 May 2007 | |
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Buried |
Bnai Brith Lodge Cemetery, Worcester, MA | Bnai Brith Lodge Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts. | |
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Other End Tour Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour Duty (ETD). | |
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Other USAAF Training |
Mather Airport, 10425 Norden Ave, Mather, CA 95655, USA | Navigation training - Mather Field, CA. | |
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Other Transferred from Infantry |
Transferred to USAAC, |
Revisions
The 26th "Yankee" Division on Coast Patrol Duty, 1942-1943 By Dennis A. Connole
The 26th "Yankee" Division on Coast Patrol Duty, 1942-1943 By Dennis A. Connole
The 26th "Yankee" Division on Coast Patrol Duty, 1942-1943 By Dennis A. Connole
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390th Bomb Group: 50th Anniversary Commemorative History
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Mencow%2C+Nathaniel
