John C MacDonald

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-17521.jpeg UPL 17521 Crew #519
John C. MacDonald Crew

Back Row Left to Right: John C. MacDonald (P), James D. Mullins (N), Carl E. Bailey (B), Gordon Sinclair (CP)

Middle Row Left to Right: Chauncey Cheek (LWG), Otto M. Kaushup (R/O). Earnest Akens (TG), P.W. Davis (NG)

Front Row Left to Right: William R. Kent (FE), Burnis Copley (RWG)

This crew was shot down on 11 May 1944. All aboard that day were KIA. Of those in the photo, Sinclair, Cheek and Davis were NOT aboard. They were replaced that day by James H. Johnson (CP), James A. Paulos (BTG) and John F. Gordon (LWG). Also aboard and KIA was William R. Dwyer (PN)

466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 17521 - Crew #519 John C. MacDonald Crew Back Row Left to Right: John C. MacDonald (P), James D. Mullins (N), Carl E. Bailey (B), Gordon Sinclair...

Assigned to 785BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 11-May-44 in B-24 41-28664 'Merchant Of Venice'. Killed in Action (KIA).

Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

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

People

Ernest L Akens

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38451507
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Carl E Bailey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-691860
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Chauncey E Cheek

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38411713
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

William Rigebert Dwyer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-678523
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

John F Gordon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35508372
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

41-28664

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Merchant of Venice
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

42-52562

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

19 May 1942

Died

Killed in action

88000 Épinal, France 11 May 1944 Disappeared attempting to fly his damaged aircraft to Switzerland after being hit by flak on the bomb run at Epinal. The didn't make it. Their a/c crash site has not been found/identified. Killed in Action (KIA)

Born

Syracuse, New York

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK
Syracuse, NY, USA 311 Strathmore Drive

Revisions

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Contributor466thHistorian
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Corrected bio - 466th BG Historian

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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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https://www.fold3.com/image/28618328/?terms=41-28664

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466th BG Historian

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4802

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