Stuart Bernard Mendelsohn
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
S/S/Sgt. Larry Hull, Ball Turret Gunner; S/Sgt. Donald Frans, Tail Gunner; 2nd Lt. Stuart Mendelsohn, Pilot. 2nd Lt. Verne Woods, Co-pilot. S/Sgt. Stanley Sadlow, Left Waist Gunner; S/Sgt. James Quinn, Radio Operator
FRONT ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
2ndS/Sgt. Roke Lieberman, Right Waist Gunner; 2nd Lt. Harold Fox, Bombardier; 2nd Lt. William Borellis, Navigator; S/Sgt. Richard Hensley, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
* And the 11th member - Eager Beaver (The Dog)
This crew was shot down in "The Black Swan" serial number 42-29895 December 31, 1943.
Object Number - UPL 51047 - Duke of Paducah (42-37736) Mendelsohn's Crew, 324th BS, 91st BG BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT: S/S/Sgt. Larry Hull, Ball Turret Gunner; S/Sgt. Donald...
Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. After his pilot Lt Harold R Christensen was fatally incapacitated returning battle damaged from Schweinfurt in B-17 42-29741, Mendelsohn brought the ship and crew back to crash land at RAF Tangmere 14-Oct-43. 28 x missions. Shot down 31-Dec-43 in B-17 42-29895 'Black Swan'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1975.
Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17065567 / O-738094
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19122414
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-750185
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35488672
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6569055
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Corn State Terror
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Black Swan
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Duke of Paducah
- Unit: 324th Bomb Squadron 91st Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 31 December 1943
![Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group are attacked by a Nazi Fighter aircraft during a mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-62641 USAF: Nazi fighter plane attacking Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" during a bomb run over enemy installations somewhere in Europe, 10 September 1944. 100th[sic] Bomb Group, 3rd Bomb Division. U.S. Air Force Photo.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408505.jpg.webp?itok=zJwHCUjh)
- Date: 14 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Rickenbacker International Airport, Bldg 875, 7370 Minuteman Way, Lockbourne, OH 43137, USA | 4 April 1942 | Lockbourne AAF Columbus Ohio |
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Other Forced landed |
Gamecock Terrace, Tangmere, Chichester PO20 2ES, UK | 14 October 1943 | After his pilot Lt Harold R Christensen was fatally incapacitated returning battle damaged from Schweinfurt in B-17 42-29741 Mendolsohn brought the ship and crew back to crash land at RAF Tangmere 14-Oct-43. |
|
Died |
Bordeaux, France | 31 December 1943 | Shot down 31-Dec-43 in B-17 42-29895 'Black Swan'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1975. |
|
Born |
Cleveland, OH, USA | Son of Louis Mendelsohn | |
|
Based |
Bassingbourn | 31 December 1943 | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Flight training |
Sikeston AAF, MO 63801, USA | Primary - Sikeston AAF, MO | |
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Other Flight training |
Waco, TX, USA | Basic - Waco AAF, TX | |
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Other Flight training |
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, 5401 N Martin L King Blvd, Lubbock, TX 79403, USA | Advanced - Lubbock AAF, TX | |
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Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-James, France |
Revisions
Added an association to A/C #42-37736 per the list in the A/C description section.
Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #115 for 10/14/1943 per info in the "Summary biography".
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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1975 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database