Ewan Siddall

Military

He was not Killed In Action as previously mentioned on his page, but survived and was made a Prisoner of War after bailing out of B-17 44-6004, which crashed near Merseburg, Germany on 24 August 1944. Prisoner of War (POW)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Donald Blexrud Bruns

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16056608 at enlistment, then O-758530
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Harry C Dupee

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31280258
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Marvin E Gammons

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Raymond L Grow

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Thomas Jewell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

44-6004

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ronny Boy
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Missions

568

  • Date: 24 August 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

16 October 1921 Aurora, New York State

Enlisted

30 June 1942 as a Private in the Air Corps, at Mitchel Field, Hempstead L I, New York

Other

Bailed out

24 August 1944 over Merseburg, Germany from B-17 44-6004. Landed near Burgstaden and was immediately captured

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

24 August 1944 Interned at Stalag Luft 3 in Sagan, Poland; force-marched from there at the end of January 1945. Liberated at Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Germany by US troops 29 April 1945. NARA WWII POW database : “Returned to Military Control 18 March 1946.”

Died

13 May 2010 in Syracuse, New York
Moravia, Cayuga County, New York

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 8284
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8284 / MACR 8284; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 318 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database