Stanley Myron Horine Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 343BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 42-40364 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'; shot down near the Yugoslavia/Bulgaria border by enemy fighters during withdrawal from the target. Sole survivor Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 165
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (5OLC), BSM, GCM, PH, POW, ACM, EAME w/2 campaign stars, WWII Victory
SSgt Horine survived World War II, but unfortunately died in a mid-air collision while flying in a B-29 in 1949. Oddly enough, he was in a B-24 aircraft with the last three numbers of 364 during the 1 August 1943 Ploesti Raid, yet died on tail number 364 on the B-29 in 1949 while serving with the 92nd BG, 326th BS.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11037168 / O-791098
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Pink Elephant - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Soluch Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Los Angeles, California | 30 September 1924 | Son of Stanley Myron Sr and Mary Cyrella Horine. |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles. CA | 7 July 1942 | Los Angeles. California |
Other Survived aircraft crash |
Macedonia (FYROM) | 1 August 1943 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bulgaria | 1 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW), held at Camp Chumen Shumla, Bulgaria. |
Died |
McDonald Island, CA | 16 November 1949 | Mid air collision in B-29, killed in crash. McDonald Island, California |
Buried |
Holy Cross Cemetery Culver City, Los Angeles County, CA | 17 November 1949 | Holy Cross Cemetery Culver City, Los Angeles County, California |
Based |
1 August 1943 | Assigned to 343BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Updated awards and bio section based on official government documents.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15390502/stanley-myron-horine
Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions on the 1 Aug 1943 Ploesti raid.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 165