Reginald C Solway

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by ME109s and crashed near Detmold/Lippe, GR on a mission to Oschersleben on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39895 'Bermondsey Battler'. Killed in Action (KIA).



Sergeant Reginald C. Solway was born February 7, 1924. His next of kin were his parents, Alfred and Harriet Solway. His hometown was Port Angeles, Washington.

He was the Left Waist Gunner of “Bermondsay Battler,” B-17 tail #42-39895, of the 381st Bomb Group, 535th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Detmold, Germany, on February 22, 1944.

He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39895

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bermondsay Battler
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fort Angeles, Washington 7 February 1924 Sergeant Reginald C. Solway was born February 7, 1924. His next of kin were his parents, Alfred and Harriet Solway. His hometown was Port Angeles, Washington.

Died

22 February 1944 He was the Left Waist Gunner of “Bermondsay Battler,” B-17 tail #42-39895, of the 381st Bomb Group, 535th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Detmold, Germany, on February 22, 1944.

Buried

Neuville-en-Condroz, 4121 Neupré, Belgium He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium.

Revisions

Date
ContributorWW2 Researcher Bill Beigel
Changes
Sources

IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

81st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia