Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 17 combat missions from 8-Sep-44 to 2-Nov-44. Flew resupply mission to Warsaw, Poland in support of Freedom Fighters. 18-Sep-44 awarded Polish Freedom Cross.



Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Rahmel, Poland in B-17 'Ole Worrybird' 42-102678 hit by flak burst lost 2 engines and fell out of formation 2-Nov-44 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10309.



Was shot down November 2, 1944 and taken Prisoner of War (POW) by Germans. After 2 months in hospitals, spent additional 5 months at Stalag Luft III and Stalag Luft VII-A. While Prisoner of War (POW), was marched 90 miles in 12 below zero snow to a railyard in Spremberg. A humorous moment was the guard nicknamed 'Pop-eye' was tiring. MacNeill offered to carry his pack and rifle and the guard let him until superiors noticed. He was then shipped with 54 others to Stalug Luft VII-A.



29-Apr-45 he as liberated by Patton's 3rd Armoured division and the 99th Infantry division. After liberation, he rode on a tank headed toward the Isor River. Patton's jeep passed and they saluted one anther. Enjoyed 4 days touring Paris.



Awards: AM (3OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME, Polish Freedom Cross