John Duvall May

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

KIS in B-17 42-5793 crashed at Brome, Suffolk, en route to leading the 100th Bomb Group. He was the PFF plane, sent to lead the group.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

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

People

Arthur Reynolds

Arthur Joseph Reynolds

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-662226
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5793) nicknamed "Stinky", the first B-17 Flying Fortress to carry HS2 Radar pathfinder equipment.

42-5793

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stinky
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Alexandria, Virginia 7 November 1919 Born Alexandria, Virginia

Enlisted

Richmond, Virginia 10 July 1942 Enlisted Richmond, Virginia

Died

Brome, Suffolk 10 November 1943 Died Brome, Suffolk

Buried

Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia 1 January 1948 Re-Interred Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

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Combat Sup, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia