Richard V Pass

Military

Assigned to 599BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF.



3-Aug-44 - His aircraft, 42-96169, was involved in a mid-air collision with Marauder 42-96168, but landed safely at A-13 Tour-en-Bessin.



9-Aug-44 - Failed to Return (FTR) Pointoise R/R bridge mission. A/C hit by flak near Dreux, assisted Togglier with wounded pilot, ejected from nose in resulting crash landing near Dreux, stunned by the crash, returned to rescue the rear gunner trapped in burning tail section. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7788.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-96191) nicknamed "The Milk Run Special" of the 397th Bomb Group at Steeple Morden, 1945. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: '296191, 397 BG.'

397th Bomb Group

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

People

Jerome Michael Gross

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 599th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17047440 / O-806060
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-96169

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 599th Bomb Squadron

42-96289

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Stubborn Helen
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 599th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pennsylvania, USA 9 May 1910 Son of John D and Edna A Pass.

Enlisted

Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 N Post Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46216, USA 29 October 1942 Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana

Other

Survived crash landing

28100 Dreux, France 9 August 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Pointoise R/R bridge mission. A/C hit by flak near Dreux. Prisoner of War (POW). 9-Aug-44. MACR 7788.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Paris, France 9 August 1944 - 15 October 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Hospitalised under guard La Pitié Paris.

Other

Returned to Duty (RTD)

Rivenhall, Witham CM8, UK 15 October 1944 Returned to Unit.

Died

Stockton, CA, USA 15 August 1992
New Castle, IN 47362, USA

Based

Rivenhall 9 August 1944 Assigned to 599BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF.
Henry County, IN, USA

Buried

Sandia Memory Gardens Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, NM Sandia Memory Gardens Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico

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