Sidney Novell
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 31201 - Sidney Novell
Navigator, Chapman Crew. 381st BG, 535th BS. B-17F #42-5846 "Tinker Toy". KIA July 26, 1943 on Mission #13 to the Blohm & Voss Seaplane factory at Hamburg. First mission. He was hit by a flak burst in the left thigh and artery. Buried in Brookwood, then reburied in Pennsylvania.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736474
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tinker Toy
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 July 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
19 July 1917 | ||
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Died |
26 July 1943 | ||
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Buried |
8400 Lansdowne Ave, Upper Darby, PA 19082, USA | At Har Jehuda Cemetery |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / cousin, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 504, WWII Memorial
