Bernard Lourance McManamen
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Last seen crossing the coast with one engine feathered on a mission to Brandenburg, GR on 9 Mar 1944, B-24 41-28611 'Baby Shoes' crashed Nth of Arendonk, Belgium. Evaded (EVD).
Awards: AM, POW, PH, WWII Victory, EAME, National Defense, UN and Korean medals.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Baby Shoes
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Flint, Michigan, USA | 21 March 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 28 October 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
Other Evaded (EVD) |
Tychowo, Poland | 9 March 1944 | Evaded capture with the aid of the Belgium underground who they joined until liberated. |
Other Baled out |
Arendonk, Belgium | 9 March 1944 | Last seen crossing the coast with one engine feathered on a mission to Brandenburg, GR on 9 Mar 1944, B-24 41-28611 'Baby Shoes' crashed N or Arendonk, Belgium. POW. |
Died |
Ichon, North Korea | 2 September 1951 | Tail gunner of a B-26C Invader bomber with the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. On 2-Sep-1951, while on a night intruder mission, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed. |
Buried |
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, HI | Tablets of the Missing Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii |
Revisions
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https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/mcmanaman%3Dbernard
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 3339;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
MACR 3339 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database