Bethel Howard McNeely

Military

Returning from bombing raid on air fields and submarine pens at Bordeaux, Fr, Sunday, 05 December 1943 - had to ditch 55 miles off of Lands End, Eng. Picked up by British Air Sea Rescue and returned to base five days later - Thursday, December 9, 1944. Going on to successfully complete 26 bombing raids over Germany and enemy occupied Europe. Discharged 24 Oct 1945.



AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC/ EAME w/ battle star/ PUC/ GC



1- One Me109 German Fighter destroyed, 40 miles NE of Paris

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Events

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Born

Peach Creek, Logan County, Kentucky 1 January 1922

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