Norwood Mitchell

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

On 28 Jan 1944 on landing from an operational mission, B-24H #41-29147 'Sad Sack' landed short of the runway and crashed into a bank along a road. RTD.



Forced to ditch in the North Sea after being hit by flak and/or fighters on the return from an aborted mission to Genshagen on 6 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100288 'Maj. Hoople', Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-29147

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sad Sack
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

42-100288

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Maj. Hoople
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

St Joseph, Missouri 4 October 1921

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 6 March 1944

Buried

Revisions

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Updated middle name and Added S/N per MACR 2966 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/37105444

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Updated the Born & Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56292582.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56292582/norwood-mitchell

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Changed the label for a Died event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per info in the "Summary biography".

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Added associations to A/C #41-29147 & #42-100288 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2966, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 68