Bernard Lourance McManamen

Military
media-53744.jpeg UPL 53744 S/Sgt Bernard L. 'Mac' McManamen, 448BG.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 53744 - S/Sgt Bernard L. 'Mac' McManamen, 448BG.

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

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

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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Sources

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

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 3339 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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