42-38123 To Hell or Glory

media-19225.jpeg UPL 19225 B-17 42-38123 'To Hell or Glory' 344BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Object Number - UPL 19225 - B-17 42-38123 'To Hell or Glory' 344BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Delivered Cheyenne 19/12/43; Gr Island 1/1/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-E] Horham 8/2/44;



With T.M. Bachuzewski force landed Bungay, UK AF 13/4/44;



With W.O. Rottstedt force landed RAF Hurn, Kent 27/4/44;



38 missions, Missing in Action Pas de Calais 23/6/44 with Pilot Dan Mangan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albert Huff (2 Killed in Action);

Navigator: Herb Cahn, Bombardier: Corry Blount, Waist gunner: Henry Schultz (3 Prisoner of War);

Co-pilot: Harvey Cox, Radio Operator: Dick Ennis, Ball turret gunner: Ray Smith, Waist gunner: Jim Phillips, Tail gunner: Ewell Riddle (5 evaded capture);



Due to mechanical faults, crashed Outer-Lebeke, SW of Aalst, Belgium; Missing Air Crew Report 5915. TO HELL OR GLORY.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Abner Barfield
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34666075
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14039554 / O-665982
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12141688 / O-886848
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14060614 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34543961
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Places

Missions

  • Date: 21 June 1944
  • Official Description:

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Bungay, Suffolk, UK 13 April 1944 Force landed Bungay, UK AF 13/4/44. Pilot Lt T M Bachuzewski.

Crashed

Hurn, Christchurch, Dorset BH23, UK 27 April 1944 Force landed RAF Hurn, Kent 27/4/44. Pilot Lt William O Rottstedt.

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Outer Lebeke Kerk, 9406 Ninove, Belgium 23 June 1944 - 23 June 1944 Missing in Action Pas de Calais 23/6/44. Cause - mechanical faults, crashed Outer-Lebeke, SW of Aalst, Belgium; (2 x KIA, 3 x POW, 5 EVD) Missing Air Crew Report MACR 5915.

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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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Pilot Daniel J. Mangan (KIA) when sn #42-38123 "To Hell or glory" caught fire and crashed near Outer-Lebeke, Belgium.

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Corrected place where B-17 42-38123 crashed from Maubeuge, France to Outer, Belgium.
Source: Dirk VIJVERMAN and http://www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be/content/monument-bemanning-b-17g-42-381…

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5915 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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