Richard T Ennis

Military

Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Had mechanical failure and crashed at Outer, Belgium on 23-Jun-44 in B-17 'to Hell Or Glory' 42-38123 Evaded (EVD)



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Daniel Joseph Mangan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19034227 / O-755722
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-38123

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: To Hell or Glory
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Panama City, Florida, USA 18 May 1923 Son of Forest Ennis.

Enlisted

Camp Blanding, FL 16 February 1943 Camp Blanding, Florida

Died

Miamisburg, OH 26 January 2007

Other

Evaded

Belgium 23 June 1944

Based

Horham Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/607184968?
https://www.fold3.com/record/35466571/social-security-death-index-richa…
https://www.fold3.com/record/88134415/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-reco…

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Corrected place where B-17 42-38123 crashed from Maubeuge, France to Outer, Belgium.
Source: Dirk VIJVERMAN and http://www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be/content/monument-bemanning-b-17g-42-381…

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5915 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database