Sidney Balman

Military
UPL 19416 UPL 19416 Lt. Wayne W Mcintyre's crew of the 8th AF 95th Bomb Group standing by their B-17F "Pistol Packin' Mama" at their base in Horham, England, 6 February 1944.
42-30609 "Pistol Packin Mama" (95th BG 335th BS OE-N) lost on mission to Brunswick on 10th Feb 44 with Balman crew (1 KIA 9 POW MACR 2542).
Rear L-R Un, Donald W Goucher [Radio], SSgt John E Sliwka [Ball Turret], Unknown, Unknown, Unknown.
Front L-R Wayne W McIntyre [Pilot], John K Smith[Bombardier], Sidney Balman [CoPilot], Robert E Paine [Nav].
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A09160-E59231AC

Original identification of crew in front row of photo was mislabeled.  I believe the names from left to right in the front row were reversed.  Wayne W McIntyre is kneeling in the front row on the far left, not the far right.  I am a nephew of Lt. McIntyre and I can identify him. 

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Object Number - UPL 19416 - Lt. Wayne W Mcintyre's crew of the 8th AF 95th Bomb Group standing by their B-17F "Pistol Packin' Mama" at their base in Horham, England, 6 February...

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Wietmarschen, district Bad Bentheim, NE of Nordhorn, Germany on a mission to Brunswick on 10 February 1944 in B-17F #42-30609 "Pistol Packin' Mama". Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32383813
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11116989
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pistol Packin' Mama
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

19 March 1919 Minnesota

Enlisted

25 February 1942 Minneapolis, Minnesota

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 10 February 1944 captured near Engden, SE of Nordhorn, Germany. Interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany. NARA POW record : “Returned to Military Control 26 June 1945”
Hennepin County, Minnesota

Revisions

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MACR 2542
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2542 / MACR 2542, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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