Rhude Mark Mathis Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-50435.jpeg UPL 50435 Ist Lt. Mark Mathis, bombardier, makes a newsreel interview from Bassingbourn, England. The interview is for release in America on Decoration Day. 9 May 1943

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Object Number - UPL 50435 - Ist Lt. Mark Mathis, bombardier, makes a newsreel interview from Bassingbourn, England. The interview is for release in America on Decoration Day. ...

Shot down 14 May 1943 in B-17 #42-5243 'FDR's Potato Peeler Kids'. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). Was brother to Jack W. Mathis, the Medal of Honor recipient with the same group. Mark joined up with the 303rd at his brother's request and actually flew in the same plane 'The Dutchess' and used his brother's old bombsight.

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Private Francis W. O'Reilly of the 303rd Bomb Group, puts on a parachute harness in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed for publication 28 Jan 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '"England is swell, but I'd rather have Brooklyn," is the message Private Francis W. O'Reilly sends to his parents at 472 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. as he buckles on a parachute harness at an American Army Air Force station somewhere in England. Francis is 23 years old, was educated at St. Francis Prep School, and worked wit

Francis W O'Reilly

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32197181
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Staff-Sergeant Jack E Snell of the 303rd Bomb Group meets the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 56th Fighter Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Confidential.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 29 Apr 1943.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'During a recent inspection tour of an American airdrome the Duke of Gloucester pauses to shake hands with S/Sgt Jack E Snell, of Sedalin, Miss. Sgt Snell is a member of a Flying Fortress crew. In the foreground is Lt Col Hubert Zemke, Mis

Jack D Snell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17035135
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner/waist gunner

Edward A Van Ravenstein

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16046475
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Raymond K Winter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18039537
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Joseph G Zsampar

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11019777
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

San Angelo, TX, USA 30 April 1941

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 14 May 1943

Other

His name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at the Netherlands American Cemetery

Born

Texas, USA
Tom Green County, TX, USA

Revisions

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ContributorBombay
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Medal of Honor winner>recipient
Bombsight>bombsight

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Edited people connections per data in plane #42-5243 description.

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ContributorLucy May
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Brought in information from a duplicate record. Source:
MACR 15593 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

See also:
NARA Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

ABMC record: https://www.abmc.gov/node/533516#.V4e9801TGM8

Findagrave records: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=rhude&GSmn=&GSln…

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ContributorAAM
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 MACR 15593, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I p. 118 by Bishop & Hey,

http://303rdbg.com/rost-m.html#M / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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