Daniel Phillips Winegar Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-25844.jpeg UPL 25844 2nd Lt Daniel P Winegar Jr Killed in Action (KIA) 23-Dec-44 in B-26 42-95878.

Object Number - UPL 25844 - 2nd Lt Daniel P Winegar Jr Killed in Action (KIA) 23-Dec-44 in B-26 42-95878.

Assigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. Transferred to 1st Pathfinder Sqn, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Euskirchen railroad bridge in B-26 42-95878 'Weary Lera' shot down by flak while leading 322BG crashed in flames near Bonn, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 14626.



Awards: PH.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

An airman of the 391st Bomb Group wearing a service dress jacket and kilt. Written on slide casing: '391 BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-791676
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Weary Lera
  • Unit: 344th Bomb Group

Missions

The nose art of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95865) nicknamed "Sky Hag" of the 391st Bomb Group.
  • Date: 23 December 1944

Places

Aerial photograph of Matching airfield looking south, the technical site is on the left, 19 July 1948. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/62.English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Matching Green

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Alameda County, CA, USA 23 April 1924 Son of Daneil Phillips Winegar.

Enlisted

Berkeley, CA, USA 17 September 1942

Died

Bonn, Germany 23 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Euskirchen railroad bridge in B-26 42-95878 'Weary Lera' shot down by flak while leading 322BG crashed in flames near Bonn, KIA. MACR 14626.

Buried

Lemay, MO 63125, USA 30 September 1949 Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay St. Louis County Missouri, USA
Contra Costa County, CA, USA

Based

Andrews Field 23 December 1944 Transferred to 1st Pathfinder Sqn, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial

Based

Matching Assigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF.

Daniel Phillips Winegar: Gallery (1 items)