Clyde C Gingerich
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled on mission 16 Sept 1943 to Bordeaux. FR, in B17#42-30601 'Mary Ellen II' of the 385th BG. Mid air collision with 95th BG ac. Crashed at Rickinghall Superior, Suffolk with all on board killed.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mary Ellen II
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
Rickinghall Superior, Suffolk, UK | 16 September 1943 | Killed on mission 16 Sept 1943 to Bordeaux. FR, in B17#42-30601 'Mary Ellen II' of the 385th BG. |
| Pennsylvania |
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Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 363, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 285-6, ABMC / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia