Burrel Franklin Newman
Military ROLL OF HONOURFields of Honor-Database
Shot down 11 June 1943 in B-17 #423138. Killed in Action (KIA). Initial target was Bremen but diverted to Wilhelmshaven submarine pens due to cloud cover over the primary target. According to 2Lt. Thomas B. Kelley, bombardier, their B-17 was attacked by German fighters while on approach to the target - bomb bay doors open. The plane was rocked violently and fell off to the left on fire. He and one other man bailed out landing in Jade Bay (Jadebusen). The B-17 impacted in a field near Tossen, Germany on the outskirts of Wilhelmshaven.
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Units served with
- 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
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
McBee, South Carolina, USA | 30 July 1915 | |
Died |
11 June 1943 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 11 June 1943 | |
Buried |
Revisions
Changed spelling of first name from Burrell to Burrel. Source: photo of his headstone:
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemete…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1357 / MACR 1357; The 379th Bombardier Group Anthology, pg 263 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database