James L Pennington
Military ROLL OF HONOUR1-May-42 Assigned as the Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F #41-24619 [GN-S] "S-for-Sugar" at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. 25-Oct-42 Arrived at Molesworth, UK aboard "S-for-Sugar".
Shot down 4 February 1943 in B-17F #41-24569 'Memphis Tot' 303BG/427BS while serving as Left Waist Gunner. The mission target was Osnabruck, Germany, but crew reported guns didn't work so crew turned back. Fighters attacked and Cpt Cole crash landed in the Waddenzee, Holland. The copilot had been killed earlier. Plane broke in two in contact with the water. Pennington was lost in the a/c ditching.
Participated in 8 Operations (2 aborted) See Biography events.
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- Date: 20 December 1942
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- Date: 22 November 1942
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- Date: 18 November 1942
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned to Aircraft |
Boise, ID, USA | 1 May 1942 | Assigned as Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F 42-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. |
Other Arrived in UK |
Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 25 October 1942 | Arrived at Molesworth, UK as Ball Turret Gunner aboard B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS. |
Other Mission #1, SGT James L. Pennington, w/B-17F 41-24584, 303BG/427BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 18 November 1942 | Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24584 "Susfu", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #2, SGT James L. Pennington, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS - Aborted |
Lorient, France | 22 November 1942 | Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #3, SGT James L. Pennington, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS |
Romilly-sur-Seine, France | 20 December 1942 | Served as Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #4, SGT James L. Pennington, w/B-17F 41-24569, 303BG/427BS |
Lorient, France | 30 December 1942 | Served as Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24569 "Memphis Tot", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #5, SGT James L. Pennington, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS |
Lille, France | 13 January 1943 | Served as Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the Lille Fives Locomotive Works at Lille, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #6, SGT James L. Pennington, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS |
23 January 1943 | Served as Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK | |
Other Mission #7, SGT James L. Pennington, w/B-17F 41-24610, 303BG/427BS |
Hamm, Germany | 2 February 1943 | Served as Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24610 "JoeBTFSPLK", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany, but the entire mission was aborted per orders from Bomb Wing. |
Other Mission #8, SGT James L. Pennington, w/B-17F 41-24569, 303BG/427BS KIA |
Osnabrück, Germany | 4 February 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24569 "Memphis Tot", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the industrial areas of Osnabruck, Germany. Aircraft was shot down by fighters. SGT Pennington was lost in the Waddenzee when that aircraft crashed in the water. KIA. |
Born |
Drew City, Mississippi | ||
Buried |
Buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Plot I, Row 9, Grave 9 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Waddenzee | 4 February 1943 | Killed when aircraft was shot down by German fighters and crashed into the Waddenzee, Holland. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Lee Cunningham 23-Feb-2016. Added Mission #8 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 4-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/014.pdf and Burial location per Amercian Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records.
Lee Cunningham 23-Feb-2016. Made connection to 41-24610 per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 2-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/013.pdf
Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #8 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 4-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/014.pdf
Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #7 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 2-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/013.pdf
Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 23-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/011.pdf
Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf
Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 30-Dec-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/008.pdf
Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 20-Dec-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/007.pdf
Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 22-Nov-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/003.pdf
Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 18-Nov-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/002.pdf
Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Arrived in UK event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Glenn E. Hagenbuch crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-hagenbuch.html
Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Assigned to Aircraft event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Glenn E. Hagenbuch crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-hagenbuch.html
Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added initial assignment and operations participations to Summary Biography; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Missions per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Glenn E. Hagenbuch crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-hagenbuch.html
Lee Cunningham 28-Jan-2015. Added decorations and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; Verified SN an KIA event per MACR 15348; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added crew position to Biography.
303rd BG/ 427th BS Molesworth 107 MACR 15348, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 73, ABMC web site , 303rd web site mission report / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15348 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database