Samuel Massey Ellicott Jr

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media-13100.jpeg UPL 13100 SAMUEL MASSEY ELLICOTT, 1LT, U.S.A.A.F.
B-24 Pilot

445th BG ~ 2nd Combat Wing ~ 2nd Air Division ~ 8th AF ~ 702nd Bomb Squadron

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Object Number - UPL 13100 - SAMUEL MASSEY ELLICOTT, 1LT, U.S.A.A.F. B-24 Pilot 445th BG ~ 2nd Combat Wing ~ 2nd Air Division ~ 8th AF ~ 702nd Bomb Squadron

- Consolidated B-24H-1-CF Liberator #41-29117 "Lady Marie" of the 445th BG - 702nd BS

- Lost 24 FEB 1944

- MACR #2555

- Crashed near Unterweit on a mission to Gotha, GR.

- 1LT Samuel Massey Ellicott sent to Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

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Units served with

Two airmen of the 466th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Division
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation
A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-465407
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39255636
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Crew Chief

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lady Marie
  • Unit: 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

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Born

Wilmington, Delaware, USA 14 September 1917

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POW

24 February 1944 1LT Ellicott was sent to Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Died

Prisoner of War (POW)

Delaware, USA 29 June 1968 - 24 February 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2555 / MACR 2555, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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