William E Neigh

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-32593.jpeg UPL 32593 Crew of B24J, Serial 42-51481 with Captain Dean B. Strain (upper left). My wife's uncle William E. Neigh kneeling second from left. 8th Air Force 491st Group, 853 Squadron. Lost over Harburg near Hamburg on January 17, 1945. No remains recovered.

Family photo

Object Number - UPL 32593 - Crew of B24J, Serial 42-51481 with Captain Dean B. Strain (upper left). My wife's uncle William E. Neigh kneeling second from left. 8th Air Force...

Killed in Action (KIA) at Meckelfeld (Harburg, Luneburg, Niedersachsen, Lower Saxony Germany) in B-24 #42-51481

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-110150

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: 150
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
An pathfinder B-24 Liberator of the 853rd Bomb Squadron, 491st Bomb Group goes down after a direct flak hit during a riad on Harburg, 17 January 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '853rd BS, 491st BG, 17 Jan 1945. Harburg Refinery - Germany. Lead ship going down, pilot [illegible] strain.' Second handwritten on reverse: '17-1-45, 334.'

42-51481

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

17 January 1945

Born

Tatamy, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 17 January 1945

Revisions

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Sources

Map of Meckfeld, Germany: http://www.maplandia.com/germany/niedersachsen/luneburg/harburg/meckelf…

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11735 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

William E Neigh: Gallery (4 items)

Object number: UPL 13601 - Captain Dean Strain Crew Standing, from left to...

Object number: UPL 32593 - Crew of B24J, Serial 42-51481 with Captain Dean B...

War Department Missing Air Crew Report

Object number: UPL 74950 - War Department Missing Air Crew Report

Load list for every original crew member of the 491st departing the U.S. in April, 1944

Object number: UPL 80720 - Load list for every original crew member of the...