Austin Julius Mack
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: 2Lt Austin Julius Mack, 2Lt Herbert E Levy Jr., 1Lt Hobart H Steely, 2Lt Charles M Hall, 2Lt James B. "Jim" Taylor.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Douglas L Jones, S/Sgt Woodroe Gilbert Dulin, S/Sgt James B Cox, S/Sgt William H 'Syracuse' Loveland, Sgt Leslie H "Buster" Schweinebraten, Sgt Royal G Kennard Jr.
Object Number - UPL 37436 - "Lt Taylor and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 6 Feb 1944." Rear L-R: 2Lt Austin...
Shot down 24-May-44 in B-17 42-97787. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Air Crew Report 5173
Austin J. Mack, Bombardier, was assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 547th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #160 dated 5 December 1943, James B. Tayor Crew.
He did not fly any combat missions with the 384th Bomb Group.
Although clearly assigned to the 384th BG on 5 December 1943, this crewmember began flying combat missions with the 303rd BG on-or-about 14 December, and never appeared on any 384th BG combat rosters. The pilot's son reports: 'My Dad and his crew had arrived at the 384th from the CCRC, and were promptly sent to the 303rd. This occurred after the CCRC had received an urgent call from Major Mel Schulstad for replacement pilots/crews for the 303rd following heavy losses during missions.'
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13168157
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802622
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Salem, Oregon, USA | 2 June 1916 | Forrest John and Dena [Roy] Mack. |
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Enlisted |
16 July 1942 | ||
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Other Training - Bombardier |
22 February 1943 | Bombardier training started 22-Feb-43. | |
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Other Transferred |
Molesworth, UK | 18 December 1943 - 24 May 1944 | Transferred from the 384th Bomb Group to the 303rd Bomb Group per 1st Air Division Special Orders #94 dated 18 December 1943. |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 24 May 1944 | Shot down 24-May-44 in B-17 42-97787. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Air Crew Report 5173 |
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Buried |
River View Cemetery, Portland, OR | Re-interred River View Cemetery, Portland, Oregon | |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | 18 December 1943 | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70251488/austin-julius-mack
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2395
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5173 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database