42-30285 Roundtrip Ticket / Mary Ellen

Object Number - UPL 53291

Delivered Denver 9/5/43; Gt Falls 16/5/43; Kearney 29/5/43; Dow Fd 15/6/43; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 30/9/43; transferred 550BS/385BG [XA- ] Gt Ashfield 1/10/43; then 549BS; Missing in Action Oschersleben 28/7/43 with John Noel, Co-pilot: Henry Wilczyk (2 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Leon Marion, Bombardier: George Ramelot, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob McKnight, Radio Operator: Ned Mirabel, Ball turret gunner: Grant Schaff, Waist gunner: Ulysses McElhinney, Waist gunner: Ray Magin, Tail gunner: Bill Peterson (8 KIA - all washed up later); mid air coll with #42-3316 (385 BG), ditched North Sea; Missing Air Crew Report 189D. ROUNDTRIP TICKET.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

Ray W Magin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37429717
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Leonard H Marion

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-437481
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Ulysses V McElhinney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18108276
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Robert T McKnight

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39311127
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Ned V Mirabel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18121617
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Places

Aircraft

42-3316

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Betty Boom, Big Stinky
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW)

North Sea 28 July 1943

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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https://388bg.com/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=42-30285&dataTy…

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the A/C #42-3316 listed in the A/C description section.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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Contributorhermanns
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385th BG website

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 189 D / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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