Theodore G Ferentinos

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Theodore Ferentinos was a Tail Gunner in the 94th Bomb Group / 410th Bomb Squadron. Shot down in B-17 # 42-29710 on the 29 May 1943 mission to naval depots in Rennes, France. Badly wounded by a Flak shell in the upper right thigh, he was helped in the plane by fellow crew members who pushed him out of the stricken B-17. He landed in the Ille et Rance canal near Saint-Malo and was immediately taken, prisoner. The Germans put him in hospital in Saint-Malo and Teddy died there from loss of blood the day after the crash.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

People

Oliver J Carroll

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19065021 and O-729712
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

William Howard Downey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-418282
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Frank R Koch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16065347
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Winston Edward Lowe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37195457
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Ernest George Muir

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35437505
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-29710

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell Below
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, United States 20 August 1942

Other

Wounded In Action

above Saint-Malo, France 29 May 1943 Hit by a Flak shell in his upper right tie, he was pushed out of the stricken plane by fellow crew members and landed near Saint-Malo. Immediately captured.

Died

Saint-Malo, France 30 May 1943 Cared for in a hospital in Saint-Malo, he died the day after the crash from loss of blood.

Born

New York State, United States
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States

Buried

Theodore Ferentinos rests at Plot J, Row 1, Grave 19

Revisions

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94th BG Load Lists

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94th BG Load Lists

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MACR 15139
NARA WWII Enlistment records
ABMC website

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15139 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database