Glen J Medus
Military
Pilot
340th BG - 486th BS - 12th AF
Object Number - UPL 55339 - 2LT Glen J. Medus Pilot 340th BG - 486th BS - 12th AF
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-25 Mitchell
- Nicknames: The Devil's Helper
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-25 Mitchell
- Nicknames: San Antoneo Rose
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-25 Mitchell
- Nicknames: Rinky Doo
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-25 Mitchell
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-25 Mitchell
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Advanced Landing Ground Alesanie
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Canton, Illinois | 16 January 1920 | Glen J. Medus Glen J. Medus, 96, passed away, January 16, 2020 at his home, peacefully and surrounded by his family. Glen was born to Glen Earnest Medus and Clara Edith (Barker) Medus on December 4, 1923 in Macomb Illinois. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, William D. Medus, one daughter Terri J. Medus, one stepdaughter, Rhonda J. Taylor and one stepson Tim J. (Karen) Taylor. Surviving are his wife Mary K. Medus, Son Craig A. (Keri) Medus of Canton, Illinois, Daughter Becki Sue Janicke of Clinton Township, Michigan, five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Also surviving is one stepdaughter Tana (Kevin) Schnake of Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was a graduate of Western Illinois State Teachers College. Glen was a member of the football, Basketball and tennis team. He worked thirty-six years for International Harvester in Canton, Illinois retiring in 1981 as superintendent of plant maintenance. In December 1942 at 21 years of age Glen enlisted for pilot training in the United States Army Air Force. During World War II he was stationed on the island of Corisca in the Mediterranean Sea flying bombing missions over Brenner Pass in northern Italy. On his 28th mission Glen's plane "The Ladies Delight" was shot down over Rovereta Italy and the crew was captured and imprisoned in Stalag VII A in Mooseburg, Germany. Glen received the Purple Heart do to injuries sustained during the crash of the Ladies Delight. During the Korean War he was an artillery unit commander and in intelligence. He had 39 years of unbroken Military service with assignments during both wars, the National Guard and the Army Reserve. Lt Col Medus was placed in the Retired Officer Reserve in 1982. He was a life member of the Reserve Officer Association and a member of the VFW and Elk's and a past President of the Canton Jaycees. He was an avid tennis player, playing until the age of 93. Glen was always there at a moment notice to help family and friends. He had great love for animals, especially all the cats he and Mary had through the years. |
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Canton, Illinois | 22 January 1920 | Greenwood Cemetery Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, USA |
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Macomb, Illinois | 4 December 1923 | |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 30 June 1942 | 109 N. Bellvue Worked for Fisher Body | |
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4 April 1944 | Just after we dropped out bombs, a shell exploded on the left side of our B-25. The left engine caught fire, and other shards of shrapnel peppered the side of the ship. I turned to John Ellis to see if he was hit. He said that he was fine. We called out over the intercom to see if any of the other four crewmen were hurt, and they reported that they were all right. So, now the problem was to get crew and the airplane back to our base. With an engine on fire the prospects did not look good. I began regulating the engines in order to maintain a level flight. When I looked at the right engine I saw that it was leaking oil. Probably one of the shrapnel shards had hit it and damaged it. Therefore we decided to land there in the marshes. We flew at about 100 meters (300 feet) over a little town [Rivalta sul Mincio]. John made a light turn to the left, trying to hold the aircraft as level as possible, and headed to the marshes. The contact with the ground was quite violent. The mud of the marshes slowed our slide, and we stopped after about 150 meters (yards). | |
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Sources
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206317946/glen-j-medus
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2345/images/40014_1821…
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/201800258:2238?tid=&p…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206317946/glen-j-medus
http://57thbombwing.com/340Ref_files/Ladies%20Delight%20Eng.pdf
