Winston M Toomey

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Staff Sergeant Winston M Toomey served as a togglier with 1st Lieutenant Ellison Miles' crew of the 92nd Bomb Group. During his 16th mission, a bombing raid against the ball-bearing factories in Schweinfurt, Germany, he was fatally wounded by flak. Despite his injuries he stayed at his post, opened the bomb bay doors and released the bombs over the target.



He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously, as well as the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.



Staff Sergeant Toomey is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

People

Ellison Miles

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30648

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Woolaroc
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Schweinfurt, Germany 14 October 1943 Fatally wounded by flak on his 16th mission

Born

South Dakota

Buried

Revisions

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ContributorPhillWray
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Biography expanded from information at Cambridge American Cemetery.

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Revision of original data

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ContributorRedbisonj
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Re-edit of original information to make it more grammatical.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Fames Favored Few, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop & Hey p. 510, ABMC