Michael L Reardon
MilitarySnippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/25119
Assigned to 93BG/330BS, B-24 41-23678 'Big Eagle' while serving as Tail Gunner. Prisoner of War (POW). 'Big Eagle' attacked by fighters near Dunkirk on the way to assigned target Lille I/A, France. Had direct hits to engine no. 4 and bomb bay area before crashing near Lille. 1 evaded and 3 Prisoner of War (POW)s.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Big Eagle / Bathtub Bessie
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
9 October 1942 | POW camp not in NARA record. However, he is listed as officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 6-Jun-45. | |
Born |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 16-Nov-2014. Corrected BG association from PURGE; added POW event.
Lee Cunningham 25-Oct-2014. Added middle initial to name from NARA POW record.
Lee Cunningham 25-Oct-2014. National Archives Records Administration (NARA) POW records.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p.37