William Hovanec
Military | Radio Operator | 490th Bomb Group
Killed in action on 18 July 1944 when his B-24 Liberator 42-51187 was involved a mid-air collision with an RAF Halifax V LL364 near Marigny-l'Eglise.
Donald Clarke Boyde
Military
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The Michelson Crew (Not in this particular order) Standing: David Michelson, John P. Shaw, Jr., Donald Boyd, Mevin Weiss Kneeling: William Hovanec, Duncun Patterson (2nd in from the left), Enoch Wooten, Jack Jones, Arnold Marinoff
Killed in action on 18 July 1944 when his B-24 Liberator 42-51187 was involved a mid-air collision with an RAF Halifax V LL364 near Marigny-l'Eglise.
Service
People
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Arnold Marinoff
Military | Staff Sergeant | Airplane Mechanic-Gunner | 490th Bomb Group
Killed in action on 18 July 1944 when his B-24 Liberator 42-51187 was involved a mid-air collision with an RAF Halifax V LL364 near Marigny-l'Eglise. -
David Michelson
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 490th Bomb Group
Killed in action on 18 July 1944 when his B-24 Liberator 42-51187 was involved a mid-air collision with an RAF Halifax V LL364 near Marigny-l'Eglise. -
Duncan Patterson
Military | Technical Sergeant | Airplane Mechanic-Gunner, Engineer | 490th Bomb Group
Killed in action on 18 July 1944 when his B-24 Liberator 42-51187 was involved a mid-air collision with an RAF Halifax V LL364 near Marigny-l'Eglise. -
John Shaw
Military | Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 801st Bomb Group
Killed in action on 18 July 1944 when his B-24 Liberator 42-51187 was involved a mid-air collision with an RAF Halifax V LL364 near Marigny-l'Eglise. -
Melvin Weiss
Military | Lieutenant | Bombardier | 801st Bomb Group
Killed in action on 18 July 1944 when his B-24 Liberator 42-51187 was involved a mid-air collision with an RAF Halifax V LL364 near Marigny-l'Eglise. -
Enoch Wooten
Military | Staff Sergeant | Airplane Mechanic-Gunner, Tail Gunner | 490th Bomb Group
Killed in action on 18 July 1944 when his B-24 Liberator 42-51187 was involved a mid-air collision with an RAF Halifax V LL364 near Marigny-l'Eglise. ...
Units served with
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490th Bomb Group
Group
The 490th Bomb Group, like the 486th and 487th Bomb Groups transitioned from flying B-24 Liberators to B-17 Flying Fortresses, which were used in combat missions from late August 1944. Based at Eye, Suffolk, the Group were focused in the early months... -
801st Bomb Group
Group
The 801st Bomb Group was established as part of the Eighth Air Force in late March 1944 to carry out 'Carpetbagger' missions. These were night missions over France and other parts of occupied Europes to support resistance forces by dropping in agents,... -
492nd Bomb Group Carpetbaggers
Group
The 492nd Bomb Group, after flying similar missions to other heavy bomb groups until the late summer of 1944, took up 'Carpetbagger' missions, transporting agents, supplies and propaganda leaflets to southern France. The Group was taking on the role of... -
850th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-51187
B-24 Liberator
Crashed in a mid-air collision with Halifax V LL364 on 18 July 1944 near Marigny-l'Eglise. Both crews were killed in action.
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Beaver, Pennsylvania | |
| Died | 18 July 1944 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 September 2014 18:07:25 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Combat Chronology, http://www.801492.org/MainMenu.htm / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia |
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