Wayne P Maresh

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Earlier incident on Oct. 9, 1943 in 'Stupefier' B-17F #42-29890 in which Maresh successfully crash landed in a field near the 379th BG.

Killed in Action (KIA) on 5 Jan 1944. B-17G #42-37887. On T/O in poor visibility, the left wing touched the ground and aircraft crashed at Covington, England immediately after takeoff.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Madame Pisonyer aka Stupifier
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

5 January 1944

Born

Valley City, North Dakota

Buried

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Corrected 2 typos in the "Summary biography".

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Sources

8th AF Losses; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 290 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia