Benjamin P Myers

Military

Shot down 16 November 1943 in B-17 #42-30455 'Schifliss Skunk'. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses, including (serial number 42-3312) nicknamed "Sequatchiee" of the 390th Bomb Group, drop bombs during a mission. The aircraft (left to right): (serial number 42-30434) nicknamed "Betty Boop" (Photographer), (serial number 42-3312) nicknamed "Sequatchiee", (serial number 42-30320) nicknamed "Coy De Coy", (serial number 42-37723) nicknamed "Coy De Coy III", (serial numer 42-30476) nicknamed "Rovin' Ramona", (serial number 42-30713) nicknamed "Phyllis Marie", (serial number 42-30455) n

42-30455

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Schifless Skunk
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

16 November 1943

Born

Minnesota, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 3 November 1943

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

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

Date
ContributorTiffany Schwander
Changes
Sources

National Archives and Records Administration. Register, World War ll Dead Interred in American Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil and World War ll and Korea Missing or Lost or Buried at Sea. Washington, D. C. National Archives and Records Administration.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1400 / MACR 1400, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 374 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database