Oliver Bristol Scully

Military

Object Number - UPL 56147 - S/Sgt Earle F. Bell

Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 24-May-44 in in B-17 42-31306 'Nelson King'; shot down by fighters, crashed Ostprignitz. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5165



Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

People

Emil Junior Siewert

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-813794
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31306

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nelson King
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lapeer, MI 1 June 1918

Enlisted

2 March 1943

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 24 May 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Other

Baled out POW

Ostprignitz, Germany 24 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 24-May-44 in in B-17 42-31306 'Nelson King'; shot down by fighters, crashed Ostprignitz. POW MACR 5165

Other

Discharged USAAF

8 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Rudyard, MI 17 August 1988

Based

Thorpe Abbotts 24 May 1944 Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5165 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Oliver Bristol Scully: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 56147 - S/Sgt Earle F. Bell

Object number: UPL 56148 - T/Sgt Julian T. Barkman