Everett Eldredge Worrell Jr
Military"My title is Major USAF, Retired and I completed 35 combat missions as a pilot and Flight Commander with the 532nd Bomb Sq, 381st Bomb Group at Ridgewell about 25 miles from Duxford. My last combat mission was on 2nd January 1945 and I led the Group from the IP to over the target when I turned the lead over to Col Fitzgerald Sq. Commander on his last combat mission also. Attached is a photo taken on 5 Aug 1944 when I was the Pilot of Patches, the B-17 with "N" on her tail flying off of Sleepy Time Gal with Col Lloyd Sunderland."
June 1944 - January 1945
Worrell, E. Crew
Awards: AM (3OLC), GC, WWII Victory, EAME, National Defense, AF Commendation, AF Longevity, AF Reserve medal.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35875754
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12121133 / T-62334 / O-886590
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16155793
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36833823
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flak Magnet, Patches
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Henrico County, VA | 27 May 1922 | Son of Everett Eldridge Sr and Ocie [Stiff] Worrell. |
Died |
Richmond City, VA | 3 May 2015 | |
Buried |
Forest Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum Richmond, Henrico County, VA | 6 May 2015 | Forest Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia |
Based |
Ridgewell | Assigned to 532BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx