Peter Mrjenovich

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 569th 390BG, 8AF USAAF. 2 x combat missions. Shot down 15-Aug-43 in B-17F 42-3306 unable to bale out. Killed in Action (KIA).

Awards: PH.

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Units served with

390th Bomb Group

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

569th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Billy Clyde Lawrence

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 18026239 / O-733667
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 390th Bomb Group crashes near Dunkirk whilst flying with a mission with B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5914), 15 August 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '385BG.' Printed caption on reverse: '25620 USAF - Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" going down over area south of Dunkirk, occupied France. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

42-3306

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Phoenix
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Places

A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the

Framlingham

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Parham

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Cook County, IL, USA	11 July 1918	Son of Joseph and Sahra [Moodush] Mrjenovich.
Enlisted	Chicago, IL, USA	12 September 1942
Died	59670 Bavinchove, France	15 August 1943	Shot down 15-Aug-43 in B-17F 42-3306 unable to bale out. Killed in Action (KIA).
Buried Killed in Action (KIA)	59670 Bavinchove, France	16 August 1943	Interred Bavinchove cemetery
	Illinois, USA
Buried	Illinois, USA		Re-Interred Cedar park cemetery Calumet Park Cook County Illinois, USA

Revisions

Date4 May 2017 05:22:48

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:21:23

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 258 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database