Douglas Martin Conway
Military
Conway family
Object Number - UPL 41052 - Douglas Martin Conway - 1943
Douglas Conway was Bombardier on B-17 “Sac Hound” 42-31467 when it was shot down by German Me109 fighters over Belgium on the 2 March 1944 mission to Frankfurt, Germany. MACR 2742. He managed to evade capture, helped by Belgian citizens and members of Resistance organization Comète. Sheltered in many places in Belgium and hidden in Vodelée (Doische), near Namur, Belgium when he was liberated by American troops on 6 September 1944. He was back in England on 7 September 1944. Escape & Evasion Report E&E # 1691. See the whole story of his evasion at http://www.evasioncomete.be/fconwaydm.html .
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13075926 at enlistment, then O-808000
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17037059
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15340143
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35348050
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15063833
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sac Hound
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
5 February 1921 | Barnoldswick, England, United Kingdom | |
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Enlisted |
16 January 1943 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
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Other Bailed out |
2 March 1944 | of B-17 42-31467 “Sac Hound” over Belgium | |
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Other Landed in parachute |
2 March 1944 | in Sosoye, near Salet, Belgium | |
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Other Evaded capture |
2 March 1944 - 6 September 1944 | helped by Belgian citizens and members of Resistance organization Comète | |
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Died |
4 March 2014 | Aitkin, Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States | |
| Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa | |||
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Buried |
Douglas Conway rests at the Lakeview Cemetery, Aitkin, Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States |
Revisions
MACR 2742
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1691
Research for his page at www.evasioncomete.org
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2742 / MACR 2742, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1213 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
