Ned L Bostic
Military ROLL OF HONOURHe flew on Eugene Bumpus crew. Reported to group on 01 Aug 1943. He was shot down on Robert McCallum crew. Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17F 42-30813 'Queen Jeannie' while serving as Left Waist Gunner. KIA.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Queen Jeannie
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
28 November 1921 | ||
Buried |
14 October 1943 | Buried by the Germans in the POW Cemetery at St. trond, Belgium, Grave 335. | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
14 October 1943 | Killed when aircraft was attacked by German fighters, broke in two, and crashed near Dorne, Belgium |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 11-Feb-2015. Added SN, KIA event and Burial event (German records) per MACR 820; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 820 / MACR 820, First Over Germany pg. 171, Russell Strong Index Cards, 306th BGA Collection, http://www.wwiimemorial.com/registry/wardept/pfram / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…