Andrew Herbert Ness Jr
MilitaryNames in the photo
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,
Connections
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Units served with
- 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
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
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
Added a connection to "Harvey Ryder" mentioned in the "Summary biography".
Added a connection to A/C #44-8652 listed in the "Summary biography".
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