Scribner Cobb Dailey
Military
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20400095 / O-406409
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-805182
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12154654
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12190382
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20323501 / O-801578
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Quincy, Norfolk County, MA | 22 November 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 24 January 1942 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Other Discharged |
19 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Venice, Sarasota County, FL | 12 July 1989 | |
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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. |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175791778/scribner-cobb-dailey
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Added 2 "#" to the A/C serial numbers in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Additional details from MACR 16193 - http://www.fold3.com/image/30087196/
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