Charles Hudkens McNemar
Military![Brigadier-General Fred L. Anderson and his crew of the 94th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (XM-Z) at Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham). 19 May 1943.' Printed caption on reverse: '51783 AC- Brig. General Fred L. Anderson with crew of the 94th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Back row, left to right: S/Sgt. J.D. Polk, ball turret gunner, Okla. City, Okla.; S/Sgt. A.W. Hornden[?], top turret gunner; T/Sgt. McNemar, Radio Operator, Weston, W. Va.; General Anderson; Col. J.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-408483.jpg.webp?itok=BMQgp2iY)
Printed caption on reverse: '51783 AC- Brig. General Fred L. Anderson with crew of the 94th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
Back row, left to right:
S/Sgt. Jefferson D. Polk, ball turret gunner, Okla. City, Okla.;
S/Sgt. A.W. Hornden[?], top turret gunner;
T/Sgt. Charles H. McNemar, Radio Operator, Weston, W. Va.;
General Fred L. Anderson;
Col. John G. Moore, co-pilot, Los Animas, Col.;
Capt. Kenneth S. Steele, pilot, Santa Rosa, Calif.;
Capt. John F. Watters, Group Bombardier, Slema, Ala.;
1st Lt. Robert Schaefer, Navigator, Minn.
Front row, left to right:
S/Sgt. Earl L. Porath, waist gunner, Naleigh, Neb.;
S/Sgt. Eino Asiala, tail gunner, Freda, Mich.;
S/Sgt. Richard H. Lewis, waist gunner, Chicago, Ill.;
and 1st Lt. Martin V. Stanford, bombardier, Kokomo, Ind.
U.S. Air Force Photo.'
Handwritten on reverse: '19/5/43.' Roger Freeman Collection
Completed names; corrected Asiala's last name
Object Number - FRE 3854 - Brigadier-General Fred L. Anderson and a crew of the 94th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (XM-Z) at Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham). 19 May...
Shot down 14 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3190 "Mr. Five By Five". Evaded (EVD). Helped by French citizens and members of the Résistance. Guided to the South of France, he crossed the Pyrénées mountains into Spain. Led to Gibraltar, he was flown back from there back in England on 5 October 1943. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 110.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
![Brigadier-General Fred L. Anderson and his crew of the 94th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (XM-Z) at Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham). 19 May 1943.' Printed caption on reverse: '51783 AC- Brig. General Fred L. Anderson with crew of the 94th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Back row, left to right: S/Sgt. J.D. Polk, ball turret gunner, Okla. City, Okla.; S/Sgt. A.W. Hornden[?], top turret gunner; T/Sgt. McNemar, Radio Operator, Weston, W. Va.; General Anderson; Col. J.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408483.jpg.webp?itok=hLePhkzx)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16064840
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37099500
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20147842 at enlistment, then O-734337
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1699149
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mr Five by Five, Nip N Tuck
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
2 December 1917 | Clarksburg, West Virginia | |
|
Enlisted |
12 March 1942 | Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio | |
|
Other Shot Down |
France | 14 July 1943 | |
|
Other Bailed out |
14 July 1943 | of B-17 #42-3190 | |
|
Other Landed in Parachute |
14 July 1943 | near Louviers, France | |
|
Other Evaded capture |
14 July 1943 - 5 October 1943 | Helped by French citizens and members of the Résistance. Back in England on 5 October 1943 | |
|
Other Honorably discharged |
14 October 1945 | ||
|
Died |
18 August 2000 | Clearfield, Utah | |
| Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia |
Revisions
MACR 114
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft card
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 110
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Full name from Pilot Kee Harrison's Escape & Evasion Report E&E 91 (NARA)
Made the necessary connections, which hadn't been made at the start...
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 114
MACR 114 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database