Michael J Egan

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

S/Sgt, 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. KIS, 23 June 1943 when bombs loaded into B-17 #42-30024 "Caroline" exploded. 23 members of the 533rd BS were killed. Buried in the Brookwood Cemetery. Re-interred in the Long Island National Cemetery.

New York, NY

Transferred from the 34th BG in Blythe , CA when the 533rd was activated om 3-Jan-1943.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Roger Hibbard Allen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11095163
  • Highest Rank: Corporal

Robert M Ashcraft

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15320732
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class

Ervin Bohlander

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37249675
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Henry Bongiorno

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33281444
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant

Dennis Lloyd Collins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13065542
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant

Aircraft

42-30024

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Caroline
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York, NY, USA 29 November 1914

Enlisted

Governors Island, New York, NY 20 June 1942 Fort Jay

Based

Ridgewell 5 June 1943 - 23 June 1943

Other

Killed in Service

Ridgewell, England - Station 167 23 June 1943 Caroline explosion

Buried

Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial 26 June 1943 Brookwood Cemetery

Buried

East Farmingdale, New York, USA Long Island National Cemetery

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Added 34th BG. From 533rd BS War Diary.

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Added 34th BG. From 533rd BS War Diary.

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381st BGMA
533rd Bomb Squadron War Diary
242nd Medical Detachment Diary
Fold.3
Find-A-Grave
NARA - Enlistment records
They Came from Over the Pond - David Osborne
The Mighty Men of the 381st - James Good Brown
Triumphant we Fly - Ken Stone

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 160, ABMC. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia