Warren A MacGregor

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 17 April 1943 in B-17 #42-29631 'Unmentionable', Killed in Action (KIA). Crashed at Wiesens, Germany after attacks by waves of German fighters while flying as part of the lead squadron targeting Bremen. Warren and pilot were killed, but other crew members survived and became Prisoners of War (POW). This mission was particularly hard on the 306th.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29631

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Unmentionable
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 17 April 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Changed a mislabeled POW event to a KIA event.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a connection to A/C #42-29631 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15444, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Volume I by Bishop and Hey p. 46, 107, Fame's Favored Few p. 90