Philip G Maitner
Military ROLL OF HONOURCrew Number 64. Shot down May 8, 1944 in B-17 #42-31913 'Shy Ann', Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: Shy Ann
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, MI, USA | 11 July 1941 | |
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Died |
8 May 1944 | ||
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Born |
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added Philip G Maitner to the Roll of Honour in the American Air Museum.
Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=361…
MACR 4584: https://www.fold3.com/image/1/29032140
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56359558/philip-g.-maitner
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4584 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Maitner%2C+Philip+G