Cecil Ralph Mahathey
Military
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Photo taken 21 August 2013, Gary Atkins
Object Number - UPL 15141 - Rougham Control Tower Museum
"33 Raids to Hell and Back"
Assigned to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF as lead crew.
Flew 32 combat missions from 9 April to 1 September 1944. ETD
Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18202841
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19129536 / O-757697
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39690727
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37396057
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33340470 / O-688478
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator / Mickey Op
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Rebel/Eagle's Wrath
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Erie Ferry, Kac's Flak Shack, Green Hornets
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Leading Lady
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Yadkin County, NC | 4 November 1923 | Son of Gurney Hugh and Myrtle Bell [Myers] Mahathey. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Croft, SC | 31 January 1943 | |
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Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 30 April 1944 | Transferred to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Awarded DFC |
Rougham, UK | 9 August 1944 | DFC Awarded 9-Aug-44. |
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Other Returned ZI |
16 September 1944 | Returned to USA via 18th Replacement Control Depot at Stone (Nr Stoke on Trent). | |
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Other Discharged |
2 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Winston-Salem, NC | 30 May 2013 | |
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Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 30 April 1944 | Assigned to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Mount Tabor United Methodist Church Cemetery, Winston-Salem, NC | Mount Tabor United Methodist Church Cemetery Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC |
