Stewart Harrington MacDonald
Military ROLL OF HONOURBTG, Hedin Crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Originally from the 532nd BS. Killed in Action 14 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3223 "Red Hot Riding Hood". Mission #9 to Amiens-Glisy, France. Plane developed engine trouble and exploded over Rattlesden Base. Buried in the Cambridge AMC.
His real name is Stewart MacDonald Harrington but chose to switch his middle an last name on his enlistment papers.
Kendal Green, MA
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-795016
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13049659
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736833
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19090861
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail gunner/Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Red Hot Riding Hood
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brookwood American Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, UK
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 12 June 1942 | |
Other Killed in Action |
Rattlesden, Bury Saint Edmunds IP30, UK | 14 July 1943 | |
Buried |
Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial | 17 July 1943 | |
Born |
Canada | ||
Based |
14 July 1943 | ||
Buried |
Plot F Row 4 Grave 60 |
Revisions
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia