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Object Number - UPL 35375 - Paul H. McConnell
Delivered Cheyenne 12/3/43; Walla Walla 25/3/43; Metropolitan 13/4/43; Presque Is 29/4/43; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-W] Ridgewell 23/6/43; Missing in Action 2m Le Mans 4/7/43 with Olof Ballinger, Navigator: Paul McConnell, Tail gunner: Bill Howell, Waist gunner: Francis Owens (but died of exposure in Pyrenees en route to Spain) (4 evaded capture); Bombardier: George Williams, Ball turret gunner: Albert Wackerman, Waist gunner: Harry Bauscher (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: John Carah, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Lane, Radio Operator: Byron Gronstal (3 Prisoner of War); shot down by FW190, crashed La Coulanche, near Tours, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 161.
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Units served with

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

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736459
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35661197
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19069301 at enlistment, then O-737353
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot; Pilot

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39242710
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34315087
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places

- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is

- Site type: Airfield
Missions

- Date: 4 July 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
61220 La Coulonche, France | 4 July 1943 | |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Le Mans, France | 4 July 1943 |