Jacques E Riddel
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
8th Air Force
384th Bombardment Group
546th Bombardment Squadron
Original Crew
SSGT Herry Saperstein (Ball Turret)
TSGT Oscar K. Hamblin (Top Turret/Engineer)
SSGT James P. Morley (Waist Gunner)
2LT Richard J. Peirce (Navigator)
2LT Warren B. Holland (Co-Pilot)
2LT Jacques E. Riddel (Pilot)
2LT Harry A. Hawes (Bombardier)
TSGT Charles L. Kirby, Jr. (Radio Operator)
SSGT Edward F. Ruch (Waist Gunner)
SSGT William H. Ross (Tail Gunner)
Riddel was killed on 28 July 1943, flying as co-pilot on Sky Queen (42-30032).
He was replaced by 1LT Russel R. Faulkiner.
Updated bio with info from http://hangarthirteen.org/
Object Number - UPL 38132 - Douglas B-17F-65-DL Fortress Ser.# 42-3455 “Lucky 13” 8th Air Force 384th Bombardment Group 546th Bombardment Squadron Original Crew SSGT...
Shot down in B-17 42-30032 BK-D, SKY QUEEN on 28 July 1943. Killed in Action.
Missing Air Crew Report #15165.
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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: Sky Queen
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 532nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 7 January 1942 | Residence: Los Angeles County, California Private, Air Corps |
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Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood NN14, UK | 17 July 1943 | Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 546th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #50 dated 17 July 1943, as crew pilot. Killed on his first combat mission. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hollland | 28 July 1944 | Disabled by enemy aircraft, crashed near Kortwoude, The Netherlands. MACR 15165 |
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Born |
Illinois, USA | ||
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Buried |
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Plot M Row 22 Grave 7, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=3377
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Source from duplicate record:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor MACR 15165
MACR 15165 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
