Cecil W Quinley

Military

June - October 1943. Co-pilot, Pry crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30009 'Feather Merchant'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1397. Captured by Russian prisoners and carried back to their barracks. Wounded by flak in the right leg and sprained his right ankle. Sent to the St Joseph's Hospital in Bremen, Germany. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and VIIA.

Sacramento, CA



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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39535449
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37227087
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-674138
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35333697
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12127068
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Feather Merchant
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sacramento, CA, USA 23 July 1915

Other

Prisoner of War

Bremen, Germany 11 October 1943 - 19 October 1943 St Joseph Hospital - Bremen

Other

Prisoner of War

20 October 1943 - 26 October 1943 Dulag Luft

Other

Prisoner of War

68-100 Zagan, Poland 28 October 1943 - 27 January 1945 Stalag Luft III

Other

Prisoner of War

Info Stalag VII A, 85368 Moosburg an der Isar, Germany 3 February 1945 - 29 April 1945 Stalag VIIA

Based

8 October 1943

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1397 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1397 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database