Glenn Allen Minnix

Military

media-37309.jpeg UPL 37309 "Lt Tasker and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 4 December 1944."

Rear L-R: 2Lt Richard F Tasker, F/O Clyde Meadows, 2Lt John Joseph McDonnell, 2Lt Angelito Francis

Front L-R: Sgt Charles S Van Ornum Jr, Sgt Enrique M. Reider, Sgt Glenn A Minnix, Sgt Arthur H Driver, Sgt William D Toon

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Object Number - UPL 37309 - "Lt Tasker and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 4 December...

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x combat missions. Flew without his regular [Tasker] crew, A/C piloted by Lt Kenneth Bixby forced to land on the continent, and returned to base to find his crew had gone down in a mid air with another B-17. Flew 16 additional missions with various crews.

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

303rd Bomb Group

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

359th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Kenneth E Bixby

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O826860
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Richard Frost Tasker

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-826029
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-8477

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Winged Victory
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Places

Molesworth

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Rocky Mount, VA	17 November 1923	Son of J Irvin and Eula Mae [Frith] Minnix.
Enlisted	Abingdon, VA	28 January 1943
Other Discharged USAAF		4 November 1945	Honourable discharge.
Died	Vinton, VA	17 January 1990
Buried	Mountain View Cemetery, Vinton, VA	20 January 1990	Mountain View Cemetery Vinton, Roanoke County, VA
Based	Molesworth		Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.
	Roanoke, VA		At time of draft registration. Employed on Norfolk and Western Railway, Roanoke, VA.