Ernest George Muir
MilitaryErnest Muir was a Ball Turret gunner in the 94th Bomb Group / 410th Bomb Squadron. Shot down in B-24 # 42-29710 on the 29 May 1943 mission to naval depots in Rennes, France. Prisoner of War (POW)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19065021 and O-729712
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-418282
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32461783
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16065347
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37195457
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hell Below
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 May 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Eccles, West Virginia, United States | 11 July 1921 | the son of George and Nell Lavia (Hager) Muir |
Enlisted |
Huntington, West Virginia, United States | 21 July 1942 | |
Other Made prisoner |
Saint-Malo, France | 29 May 1943 | Captured on 29 May in the Saint-Malo area, France |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria | 29 May 1943 | Interned at Stalag XVIIB/17B (Barrack 36A) Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military control 12 June 1945.“ |
Died |
Wakefield, Sussex County, Virginia, United States | 15 April 1995 | |
Powellton, West Virginia, United States | |||
Buried |
Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Sussex County, Virginia, United States |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15139 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database