Bernard Tilman McNamara
Military
Rear L-R: 2Lt Calder L Wise, 1Lt John W Hendry, 1Lt Richard L Kruse, 1Lt Bernard T McNamara, 2Lt Richard E. Webster.
Front L-R: S/Sgt John C Arasin, S/Sgt John J Doherty, T/Sgt James J Brown, S/Sgt Olwin L Humphries, S/Sgt Howard L. Abney, T/Sgt Loran C Biddle.
Object Number - UPL 36712 - "Lt. Kruse and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 20 July 1943." Rear L-R: 2Lt...
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 20-Oct-43 in B-17 41-24629, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1032
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35304195
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 20 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hampden County, MA | 8 May 1919 | Son of John and Agnes Lydia [Cormier] McNamara. |
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Enlisted |
Springfield, MA | 16 January 1941 | Springfield, Massachusetts |
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Other Bailed out - POW |
Cambrai, France | 20 October 1943 | Shot down 20-Oct-43 in B-17 41-24629. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Furstenberg, Germany | 20 October 1943 | Stalag IIIB Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia (Also KDOS [USA] #1-5; ARB BTNS 225-255) 52-14 |
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Died |
Bourne, MA | 17 July 1993 | |
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Based |
Molesworth | 20 October 1943 | Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne, Barnstable County, MA | Massachusetts National Cemetery |
Revisions
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/982352/bernard-t-mcnamara
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to the 8th AF mission #116 for 20 Oct 1943.
Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1032
