Glen M Herrington

Military

26-Jul-42 Assigned as Navigator of B-17F #41-24563 [PU-H] "Garbage", 303BG/360BS with at Alamogordo Field, Alamogordo, New Mexico with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. 16-Oct-42 Arrived at Molesworth, UK, aboard "Garbage".



11-Nov-42 as Navigator of B-17F #41-24563 'Garbage', the aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with RAF Anson EF939, and made a forced "belly" landing at Luton, UK. There were no injuries but the aircraft was Damaged Beyond Repair and eventually salvaged for parts. Poor weather conditions contributed to accident on landing 'Garbage'.



Shot down 3 January 1943 in B-17F #41-24620 'Snap! Crackle! Pop!' while serving as Navigator. Wounded and lost a leg in the incident. Prisoner of War (POW) but returned to the Allies and repatriated to the United States on 26-Oct-43 per MACR 15464



Participated in 5 Operations (1 was aborted) See Biography events.

POW

Connections

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24563

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Garbage
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24579) of the 365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group prepares for take off. Handwritten caption on reverse: '30/6/43.'

41-24579

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Thumper
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

41-24602

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yardbird II
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

41-24620

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snap! Crackle! Pop!
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Two airmen of the 303rd Bomb Group admire the nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Iza Vailable". Printed caption removed from reverse. On reverse: Keystone Press Agency, 'Sacred' and U.S. Official Photograph O.W.I. [Stamps].

42-2973

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Iza Vailable
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Assigned to Aircraft

Alamogordo, NM 88310, USA 26 July 1942 Assigned as Navigator of B-17F 41-24563 "Garbage", 303BG/360BS at Alamogordo Field, Alamogordo, New Mexico.

Other

Arrived in UK

Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK 16 October 1942 Arrived at Molesworth, UK as Navigator aboard B-17F 41-24563 "Garbage", 303BG/360BS.

Other

Aircraft Accident

Luton, Luton, UK 11 November 1942 While serving as Navigator of B-17F 41-24563 "Garbage", 303BG/360BS on a training mission, the aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with an RAF aircraft and forced to make a belly landing at Luton, UK. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Other

Mission #1, 1LT Glen M. Herrington, w B-17F 41-24620, 303BG/360BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 17 November 1942 Served as Navigator of B-17F 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!, 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #2, 1LT Glen M. Herrington, w B-17F 41-24620, 303BG/360BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 18 November 1942 Served as Navigator of B-17F 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #3, 1LT Glen M. Herrington, w B-17F 41-24579, 303BG/360BS - Aborted

20 December 1942 Served as Navigator of B-17F 41-24579 "Thumper", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the carriage and wagon works at Lille, France, but mechanical failure forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #4, 1LT Glen M. Herrington, w B-17F 42-2973, 303BG/360BS

Lorient, France 30 December 1942 Served as Navigator of B-17F 42-2973 "Iza Vailable", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Bois d'Escoublac, 44500 La Baule-Escoublac, France 3 January 1943 - 26 October 1943 The National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database does have a listing for this airman, but no camp in given. It appears that he was wounded, captured and lost a leg in the incident and then was returned to Allied forces and, according to MACR 15464, repatriated back to the United States on 26-Oct-43. The NARA POW record has a last report date of 16-Apr-46 which is most likely his date of discharge.

Other

Mission #5, 1LT Glen M. Herrington, w B-17F 42-2973, 303BG/360BS - POW

Saint-Nazaire, France 3 January 1943 Served as Navigator of B-17F 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. The aircraft was shot down but he managed to bale out and was captured. He was wounded in the attack and had to have a leg amputated at a German field hospital.

Born

Other

Discharge

France 16 April 1946

Revisions

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

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 27-Jan-2016. Added Mission #5 date.

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Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2016. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 3-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/009.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2016. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2016. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2016. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 18-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/002.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 17-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/001.pdf

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2016. Added Aircraft Accident event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Arthur I Adams crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-adams.html

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2016. Added Arrived in UK event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Arthur I Adams crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-adams.html

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2016. Added Assigned to AIrcraft event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Arthur I Adams crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-adams.html

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2016. Added iniial assignment and promotion info to Summary Biography; made connections to AIrcraft and Missions per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Arthur I Adams crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-adams.html

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Lee Cunningham 15-Jan-2015. Added SN per MACR 15464; Added connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added POW event and Discharge event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; confirmed loss of leg detail from "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15464 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 61,  WWII Memorial web site, MACR 15464, href=www.303rd.com>www.303rd.com> roster