Military
RWG, Steele crew. Original member of the Garrett crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down by FW 190s on return from mission #62 to Brunswick, Germany on 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F 42-29761 'Martha II'. MACR 2244. Killed in Action (KIA). As Sgt Hlynsky was landing in his parachute, he drifted backwards, struck a fence with his legs and fell backward. The Dutch underground found him with a broken neck. He asked for a priest and was given last rites before he died.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 381st Bomb Group
Navigator, Steele crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down by FW 190s on return from mission #62 to the marshalling yards at Brunswick, Germany on 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-29761 'Martha II'. MACR 2244. He had glass in is eyes from the exploding nose...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer | 381st Bomb Group
ETTG, Steele crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down by FW-190's on return from mission #62 to Brunswick, Germany on 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-29761 'Martha II'. MACR 2244. S/Sgt Beach was wounded in the aircraft so Sgt Eason (radio operator) manned...
Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner | 381st Bomb Group
Radio operator, Steele crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down by FW 190s on return from mission #62 to Brunswick, Germany on 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-29761 'Martha II'. MACR 2244. Sgt Eason had left his radio to man the top turret guns after S/Sgt...
Military | Second Lieutenant | 381st Bomb Group
Garrett crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 381st Bomb Group
Bombardier, Steele crew. Original member of the Garrett crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down by FW 190s on return from mission #62 to Brunswick, Germany on 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-29761 'Martha II'. MACR 2244. He had a right knee injury. Evaded...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 381st Bomb Group
Pilot, Garrett crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF.
Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 381st Bomb Group
LWG, Steele crew. Original member of the Garrett crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down by FW 190s on return from mission #62 to Brunswick, Germany on 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-29761 'Martha II'. MACR 2244. Killed in Action (KIA). Sgt Holtz was...
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 381st Bomb Group
BTG, Steele crew. Original member of the Garrett crew. Shot down by FW 190s on return from mission #62 to Brunswick, Germany on 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-29761 'Martha II'. MACR 2244. Sgt Lee was found by the Dutch underground still in the aircraft...
Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 381st Bomb Group
LWG, Coyle crew. Original member of the Garrett crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Damaged by rocket fire and exploded and crashed after the crew baled out on a mission to Berlin on a 6 Mar 1944 in B-17F #42-3215 'Linda Mary'. MACR 3000. Prisoner of War...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer | 381st Bomb Group
ETTG, Coyle crew. Original member of the Garrett crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Damaged by rocket fire and exploded and crashed after the crew baled out on a mission to Berlin on a 6 Mar 1944 in B-17F #42-3215 'Linda Mary'. MACR 3000. Prisoner of...
Group
The 381st Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Ridgewell, Essex between June 1943 and April 1945. The Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit Citations, the first for bombing shipyards at Bremen, whilst under heavy attack, on 8 October 1943 and...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 15/2/43; Walker 27/2/43; Salina 10/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 17/4/43 RUTH L II (re-named LUCKY LADY); transferred 533BS/381BG [VP-W] Ridgewell 14/7/43; Missing in Action 28m Brunswick 30/1/44 with...
29 January 1944
The primary target for this mission was the railroad marshalling yards and industrial areas of Frankfurt, Germany. A combined force of 863 heavy bombers were despatched in three elements to make the attack. The combined bomber gunner claims on enemy...
30 January 1944
This mission has the aviation industry at Brunswick, Germany as the primary target. The mission is composed of a combined force pf 777 heavy bomber aircraft despatched in three elements: 1st Bomb Division; 2nd Bomb Division and 3rd Bomb Division. The...
Military site : airfield
Built during 1941-42 as an RAF bomber station, Ridgewell operated as a satellite to RAF Stradishall until May 1943. It had three concrete runways, initially 36 pan hardstandings, and two dispersed T2 hangars. Taken over by the Eighth Air Force in June...
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Original member of the Garrett crew. |
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| Killed in Action | Germany | 30 January 1944 |
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| 17 April 2018 20:59:49 | ARowe95 | Changes to place associations |
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| 28 February 2018 14:35:25 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to biography and events |
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| 19 February 2018 20:07:31 | ARowe95 | Changes to biography |
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| 17 February 2018 02:11:39 | ARowe95 | Changes to service number, role, biography, awards, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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| 14 February 2018 03:52:08 | ARowe95 | Changes to surname |
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| 27 September 2014 18:21:23 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 2244, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia |
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