Rhude Mark Mathis Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
AAM
Object Number - UPL 50435 - Ist Lt. Mark Mathis, bombardier, makes a newsreel interview from Bassingbourn, England. The interview is for release in America on Decoration Day. ...
Shot down 14 May 1943 in B-17 #42-5243 'FDR's Potato Peeler Kids'. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). Was brother to Jack W. Mathis, the Medal of Honor recipient with the same group. Mark joined up with the 303rd at his brother's request and actually flew in the same plane 'The Dutchess' and used his brother's old bombsight.
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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 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-438503
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-659676
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6252886
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-727110
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
![First Lieutenant Daniel A McColl, a navigator of the 303rd Bomb Group, enjoys a beer in the Officers Club Bar. Image stamped on reverse: 'Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 9 Apr 1943' [stamp] and '257524.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '1st Lieut. (Navigator) Daniel A. McColl has taken part in 7 raids and been awarded the Purple Heart and Air Medal. He has a drink after returning to his British base from another raid. Aged 27, and maried, McColl was educated at Ar](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378851.jpg.webp?itok=3JDJStnx)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-724055
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: FDR's Potato Peeler Kids
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
San Angelo, TX, USA | 30 April 1941 | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 14 May 1943 | |
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Other His name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at the Netherlands American Cemetery |
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Born |
Texas, USA | ||
| Tom Green County, TX, USA |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Brought in information from a duplicate record. Source:
MACR 15593 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
See also:
NARA Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
ABMC record: https://www.abmc.gov/node/533516#.V4e9801TGM8
Findagrave records: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=rhude&GSmn=&GSln…
MACR 15593, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I p. 118 by Bishop & Hey,
http://303rdbg.com/rost-m.html#M / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
