Lincoln T O'Connell
MilitaryRear L-R: S/Sgt Joseph R Sunderlin, Capt Albert W Dieffenbach, Capt John W Farrar, Major Lewis E Lyle, Lt Rictor H Auman, Capt Samuel H Anderson.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Lincoln T O'Connell, T/Sgt Erick K Lindewall, T/Sgt Kenneth C Hassler, S/Sgt Martin A Semonick, Sgt Gilbert A Murray Jr.
23-Jun-42 Assigned as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24585 [PU-B], "Wulfe Hound", 303BG/360BS at Alamogordo Field, Alamogordo, New Mexico. 16-Oct-42 Arrived at Molesworth,UK aboard "Wulfe Hound".
29 May 1943 Shot down in B-17F 41-24602 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS while serving a Tail Gunner. The aircraft sustained damage from AA fire over the target and was finished off by fighters. He managed to bale out of the stricken aircraft event though he was wounded and was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW).
Member of the Caterpillar Club, shot down over St. Nazaire, France on 29-May-43. Marched from Prisoner of War (POW) camp on 8-Apr-945 for 281 miles. Arrived 26-Apr-45. Liberated by Americans 3-May-45. Evacuated 9-May-45 to France, left via ship for America 11-Jun-45 1945, Was in convalescent hospital for 4 months.
POW Medal/Purple Heart/DFC/Air Medal w /Oak Leaf Clusters
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Wulfe Hound
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Yardbird II
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Yardbird II
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Just for Laughs : Little Woman : Thumper Again
- Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 100th Bomb Group 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 31 March 1943
- Date: 28 March 1943
- Date: 12 March 1943
- Date: 8 March 1943
- Date: 6 March 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York State | 12 February 1920 | |
Other Assigned to Aircraft |
Alamogordo, NM 88310, USA | 23 June 1942 | Assigned as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24585 "Wulfe Hound" at Alamogordo Field, Alamgordo, New Mexico. |
Other Arrived in UK |
Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 16 October 1942 | Arrived at Molesworth, UK as Tail Gunner of B-17F 41-45858 "Wulfe Hound", 303BG/360BS. |
Other Mission #1, SSGT Lincoln T. O'Connell, w/B-17F 41-24585, 303BG/360BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 18 November 1942 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24585 "Wulfe Hound", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #2, SSGT Lincoln T. O'Connell, w/B-17F 41-24602, 303BG/360BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 3 January 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24602 "Yardbird", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #3, SSGT Lincoln T. O'Connell, w/B-17F 41-24602, 303BG/360BS |
Lille, France | 13 January 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24602 "Yardbird", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the Lille Fives Locomotive Works at Lille, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #4, SSGT Lincoln T. O'Connell, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS |
Hamm, Germany | 14 February 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany. Severe cold and weather forced Wing Command to recall the entire 303BGG formation. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #5, SSGT Lincoln T. O'Connell, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 16 February 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #6, SSGT Lincoln T. O'Connell, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 26 February 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the naval facilities and U-Boat pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #7, SSGT Lincoln T. O'Connell, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS |
Brest, France | 27 February 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the port facilities and U-Boat pens at Brest, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #8, SSGT Lincoln T. O'Connell, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS |
Lorient, France | 6 March 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #9, SSGT Lincoln T. O'Connell, w/B-17F 42-5393, 303BG/360BS - Aborted |
Rennes, France | 8 March 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 42-5393 "Tumper Again", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rennes, France, bu mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #10, SSGT Lincoln T. O'Connell, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS |
Rouen, France | 12 March 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #11, SSGT Lincoln T. O'Connell, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS |
Rouen, France | 28 March 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #12, SSGT Lincoln T. O'Connell, w/B-17F 42-5260, 303BG/360BS |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | 31 March 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 42-5260 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the shipyards at Rotterdam, Holland. RTB OK. |
Died |
12 February 1970 |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 10-Mar-2016. Added Mission #12 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 31-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/027.pdf
Lee Cunningham 10-Mar-2016. Added Mission #11 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 28-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/026.pdf
Lee Cunningham 10-Mar-2016. Added Mission #10 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 12-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/022.pdf
Lee Cunningham 10-Mar-2016. Added Mission #9 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 8-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/021.pdf
Lee Cunningham 10-Mar-2016. Added Mission #8 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/020.pdf
Lee Cunningham 10-Mar-2016. Made connections to Aircraft 42-5260 and 42-5393 and Missions of 6-Mar-43, 8-Mar-43, 12-Mar-43, 28-Mar-43 and 31-Mar-43 pere 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, 303BG Mission Reports of dates stated: http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 25-Feb-2016. Added Mission #7 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 27-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/018.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Feb-2016. Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 26-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/017.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Feb-2016. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 16-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/016.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Feb-2016. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 14-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/015.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Feb-2016. Made connections to Missions of 14-Feb-43; 16-Feb-43; 26-Feb-43 and 27-Feb-43 per 303BG records: http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 13-Feb-2016. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf
Lee Cunningham 13-Feb-2016. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 3-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/009.pdf
Lee Cunningham 13-Feb-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 18-Nov-42:
Lee Cunningham 13-Feb-2016. Added Arrived in UK event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, John W. Farrar crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-farrar.html
Lee Cunningham 13-Feb-2016. Added Assigned to Aircraft event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, John W. Farrar crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-farrar.html
Lee Cunningham 13-Feb-2016. Added Decorations, added initial assignment , arrival in UK, and loss detials to Summary Biography; made connections to Place, Aircraft (through 23-Jan-43) and Missions (through 23-Han-43) per 303NG website, gary Moncur, Historian, John W. Farrar crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-farrar.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor/ Daughter, http://303rdbg.com/rost-nopq.html#N / http://www.303rdbg.com/360trojan.html#