Scribner Cobb Dailey

Military
A bomber crew of the 401st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'L to R: Front row: M/Sgt Victor Magnuson (C/C), Sgt William Hemmila (Asst). Back row: Cpl Howard McKinney, Scribner Daily (P), Sgt Herbert Westentaf.' media-380539.jpg FRE 2216 A bomber crew of the 401st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'L to R: Front row: M/Sgt Victor Magnuson (C/C), Sgt William Hemmila (Asst). Back row: Cpl Howard McKinney, Scribner Daily (P), Sgt Herbert Westentaf.' Roger Freeman Collection

Corrected spelling of pilot's name. Source:
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=0022

Object Number - FRE 2216 - A bomber crew of the 401st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'L to R: Front row: M/Sgt Victor Magnuson...

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 31 x combat missions. ETD



Bremen mission; B-17 42-37838 'Fancy Nancy' 26-Nov-43; quick response and skilled flying in avoiding the worst of a mid-air collision with B-17 42-30317, led to the return of A/C and all but one crew member. RTD



Bordeaux mission; B-17 42-31198 'Fancy Nancy II' 31-Dec-43 battle damaged, ran out of fuel before an airfield could be located, belly landed near Kimbolton, Camb. The crew had bailed out. RTD



Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32529866
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16046687
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37315748
  • Highest Rank: First Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11055299
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fancy Nancy II
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Ground personnel of the 401st Bomb Group stand with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31662) nicknamed "Fancy Nancy IV" after fixing her engines. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Another famous Fort and her crew.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fancy Nancy IV
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fancy Nancy
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fancy Nancy III
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Quincy, Norfolk County, MA 22 November 1916

Enlisted

Philadelphia, PA 24 January 1942 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Other

Discharged

19 December 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Venice, Sarasota County, FL 12 July 1989

Buried

Old Saint David Church Cemetery Wayne, Delaware County, PA 15 July 1989 Old Saint David Church Cemetery Wayne, Delaware County, PA Plot: Section C Lot 280 Grave 4.

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175791778/scribner-cobb-dailey
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the awards mentioned in the "Summary biography" section.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added 2 "#" to the A/C serial numbers in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Additional details from MACR 16193 - http://www.fold3.com/image/30087196/

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 389, 458, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=22

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