Murdock S McNeil

Military

Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 42-3388 'Sleepytime Gal. ' Plane ditched in Channel. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-3388

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sleepytime Girl
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

24 April 1944

Born

California

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 4452 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4452