Sidney Devers

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media-49566.jpeg UPL 49566 359th Original Crew. Pilot: Ellis J Sanderson. Sanderson crew - 359th BS B-17F Green Hornet aka Yahoodi #41-24603 (BN-Y) Original crew assigned 359BS: 10 Sep 1942 - photo: 10 Oct 1942. (Back L-R) 2Lt Ellis J Sanderson (P-POW); 2Lt Horace D. Bowman (CP-POW) 2Lt John W. Spence (N-EVD); 2Lt John W. Plummer (B)(1) (Front L-R) S/Sgt Sidney Devers (E-Evd), S/Sgt Miles B. Jones (R-Evd), Sgt Harry F. Swanson (RWG-POW), Sgt Frank W. Greene (BT-Evd) Sgt Joseph L Markiewicz (TG-KIA) (3). Not in photo: Sgt Carlos J Silva (LWG-POW)(2)

This is information and pictures my mother had on her brother Frank W Greene.

Object Number - UPL 49566 - 359th Original Crew. Pilot: Ellis J Sanderson. Sanderson crew - 359th BS B-17F Green Hornet aka Yahoodi #41-24603 (BN-Y) Original crew assigned...

10-Sep-42 Assigned as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on B-17F #41-24603 [BN-Y] "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas. Arrived aboard that aircraft at Molesworth, UK on 22-Oct-42.



Shot down 23 January 1943 in B-17F #41-24603 [BN-Y] "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS while serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner. Flak knocked out 3 engines and aircraft was attacked by FW 190s. All crew bailed out except pilot and co-pilot. They stayed in the plane as only 1 parachute was available. Crash landed near Motreff, France. He evaded capture. No MACR issued.



Participated in 9 Operations (3 were aborted) See Biography events.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Ground personnel of the 303rd Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "The Green Hornet". Passed for publication 25 Jan 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'How The Boys Live And Work At Flying Fortress Station In England. Wide World Photo Shows:- Ground crew of "The Green Hornet". Left to right, Cpl. William E. Bowers, Route 1, Elkhart, Ind.; M/Sgt. Joseph R. Dufresne, 30 Lathrop Street, South Hadley Falls, Mass.; M/Sgt. Fletcher Hecton, 518 Twentyfirst Street, Denver, Col.; Sgt. Richard Borgl
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Green Hornet
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

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Arrived in UK

Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK 22 October 1942 Arrived at Molesworth, UK as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS

Other

Mission #1, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS - Aborted

Saint-Nazaire, France 17 November 1942 Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #2, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 18 November 1942 Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #3, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS

Lille, France 6 December 1942 Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the carriage and wagon works at Lille, France. RTB OK.

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Mission #4, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS - Aborted

Rouen, France 12 December 1942 Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #5, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS - Aborted

Romilly-sur-Seine, France 20 December 1942 Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #6, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS

Lorient, France 30 December 1942 Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK.

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Mission #7, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 3 January 1943 Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #8, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS

Lille, France 13 January 1943 Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the Lille Fives Locomotive Works at Lille, France. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #9, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS - EVD

Lorient, France 23 January 1943 Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. The aircraft sustained heavy damage from flak, but he was able to bale out and managed to evade capture.

Other

Assigned to Aircraft

Biggs Field, TX 79918, USA 10 September 2042 Assigned as Engineer/Top Turret Gunnner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas.

Revisions

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Sydney Devers

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Lee Cunningham 17-Dec-2015. Correcting typo in Mission #9 Description.

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Lee Cunningham 17-Dec-2015. Correcte crew postion in Mission #3 Description.

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Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #9 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 23-Jan-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/011.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #8 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Jan-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #7 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 3-Jan-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/009.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 30-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/008.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 20-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/007.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 12-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/006.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 18-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/002.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 17-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/001.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Arrival in UK event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian, Ellis J. Sanderson crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-359-sanderson.html

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Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added initial assignment to aircraft and arrival in UK to Summary Biography; made connections to all mission participations per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian, Ellis J. Sanderson crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-359-sanderson.html

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Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added aircraft assigmment , Arrival in UK and mission participation statement to Summry Biography; made connections to all Mission particpations per my research of 303BG Mission Reports, 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/

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Lee Cunningham 23-Jan-2015. Added SN, and Evasion event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) Escape and Evasion Report # 17: http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-16.pdf; Made connections to PLace, Aircraft and Mission within website data; Edited biography and added crew position per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE. No MACR for this loss.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 66, 303rd web site

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