Andrew Herbert Ness Jr

Military
media-41448.jpeg UPL 41448 Harvey P Ryder crew 306BG/369squadron

Names in the photo

Object Number - UPL 41448 - Harvey P Ryder crew 306BG/369squadron

Completed 30 missions from 30 December 1944 to 6 May 1945, his last three missions were Special Missions which dropped leaflets. 'Drive It Home' name of his crew's B-17. Flew on Harvey B. Ryder crew. The navigator, pilot and Ness had been together since their training at Drew Field in Tampa in the summer of 1944.



AM w/4Oak Leaf Cluster, GC, WWII VM, American Theater Service Medal, EAME w/3 Bronze Stars,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37679193
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Drive It Home
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kalamazoo, Michigan 17 October 1923
Madison, WI 30 June 1942 1033 Spaight Street

Other

306th BG Combat Tour

Thurleigh Airfield, UK 30 December 1944 - 25 April 1944

Revisions

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Added a connection to "Harvey Ryder" mentioned in the "Summary biography".

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Added a connection to A/C #44-8652 listed in the "Summary biography".

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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, Combat Crews pg. 98 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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