John MacDonald
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Assigned to 785BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 11-May-44 in B-24 41-28664 'Merchant Of Venice'. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Carl E Bailey
Military
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Crew #519 John C. MacDonald Crew Back Row Left to Right: John C. MacDonald (P), James D. Mullins (N), Carl E. Bailey (B), Gordon Sinclair (CP) Middle Row Left to Right: Chauncey Cheek (LWG), Otto M. Kaushup (R/O). Earnest Akens (TG), P.W. Davis (NG) Front Row Left to Right: William R. Kent (FE), Burnis Copley (RWG) This crew was shot down on 11 May 1944. All aboard that day were KIA. Of those in the photo, Sinclair, Cheek and Davis were NOT aboard. They were replaced that day by James H. Johnson (CP), James A. Paulos (BTG) and John F. Gordon (LWG). Also aboard and KIA was William R. Dwyer (PN)
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Page 2 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
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BAILEY, Carl E. 2LT O-691860 Air Medal Certificate GO# 309 26 Apr 1944
Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-24 #41-28664 'Merchant Of Venice'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Service
People
Units served with
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466th Bomb Group
Group
The 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the... -
785th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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786th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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41-28664 Merchant of Venice
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 785BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on 466BG's first mission. Failed to Return (FTR)mission to Epinal. A/C seen with one engine feathered and another smoking, radio message received that pilot was heading for Switzerland. Not seen again. 11 x KIA... -
41-28694
B-24 Liberator
Associated Place
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Attlebridge
Military site : airfield
Attlebridge was constructed for RAF use and completed to that standard in 1942. However, with news that it was to be assigned to the American Air Force, the runways were extended and additional hardstandings and outbuildings constructed for the heavy...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Oklahoma, USA | 1921 |
| Lived in | Seattle, WA, USA | 1942 |
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1429 E. Aloha Street |
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| Enlisted | Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX 78226, USA | 18 November 1942 |
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then Kelly Army Air Field |
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| Died | Eastern France | 11 May 1944 |
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a/c was damaged by flak and headed for Switzerland. They never made it. Lost somewhere between Epinal, France and Switzerland |
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| Buried | 1945 | |
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Tablet of The Missing |
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Revisions
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| 31 March 2020 20:14:51 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 June 2016 00:27:42 | 466thHistorian | Changes to service number and events |
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"Second Air Division" - Turner Publishing |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 16 September 2015 10:18:56 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to unit associations and aircraft associations |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from : |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 11 September 2015 03:33:30 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:05:05 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4802 |
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