Lewis T Bambick
Military ROLL OF HONOURMy father (the short guy, Donald C Allen) knew the officers in this photo who sadly crashed and were KIA. I found this photo in my father's collection. Paul Bloomberg, Lewis Bambick, John O'Hare, Don Allen and Delbert McCrary. I'd love to hear from family, [email protected]
My father (the short guy, Donald C Allen) knew the officers. I found this photo in his collection. Paul Bloomberg, Lewis Bambick, John O'Hare, Don Allen and Delbert McCrary. I'd love to hear from family, [email protected]. I own this photo and believe to have another of my father with these officers and a spouse.
Killed in Action (KIA) on 9 September 1944 in Skorve, Norway, after crashing B-24 Liberator 42-52196 on a carpetbagger mission.
Bambick was assigned for the 458th Bomb Group for one day, being assigned to the 755th Bomb Squadron on 20 July 1944, before being placed on a 90 day detachment to Leuchars on 21 July 1944 to take part in Operation ball- the resupply of resistance fighters in Norway.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 13075789
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-6993220
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: War Bride, Crupper-5
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 9 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
9 September 1944 | ||
Born |
Cook City, Ill | ||
Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery |
Revisions
Missing Air Crew Report
458th Bomb Group
B-24 Best Web
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Special Forces & Page 272 of the book LIBERAORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010