Bernard Sabbath

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 4BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. 22 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel, Germany 24-Aug-44 in B-24 44-40443 'Jerks Beserk'; Hit by flak causing major fuel leak, crossed french coast, pilot ordered bale out. Bailed out with dingy pack, along with crewmates seen by escorting P-51 to be in dingy, very likely strafed by enemy A/C, as Sgt Sabbath's body was washed ashore riddled with bullets. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8462



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

William Kurtz Mackey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12077762 / O-807481
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-40443

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Jerks Beserk
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cook County, IL 28 June 1917 Son of Sam and Lillie Sabbath.

Enlisted

Chicago, IL 18 September 1942 Chicago, Illinois

Died

North Sea 24 August 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel, Germany 24-Aug-44 in B-24 44-40443 'Jerks Beserk'; Baled out into North Sea. KIA MACR 8462

Buried

South of Stenbjerg 27 August 1944 Interred by Wehrmacht Stenbjerg sand dunes

Buried

Stenbjerg, Denmark Re-Interred Stenbjerg cemetery

Buried

Zion Gardens Cemetery Chicago, Cook County, IL Re-Interred Zion Gardens Cemetery Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Based

Mendlesham 24 August 1944 Assigned to 4BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia