Winfield S Maule

Military

Killed in Action (KIA) in fighter attack on B17-42-3275 'Sack Time'. 17 July 1943



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Technical Sergeant Winfield S. Maule was born June 12, 1918, and was the son of Elwood and Martha Maule. His hometown was Millington, Maryland.

On July 17, 1943, while serving as a gunner aboard B-17 tail #42-3261 of the 96th Bomb Group, 413th Bomb Squadron, the bomber received accidental damage. The life raft hatch blew open, the life raft came out and became tangled with the vertical stabilizer of the plane. TSGT Maule and 3 others bailed out over the North Sea, 25 miles from the German coast. The aircraft subsequently recovered and made it back to base safely. (#42-3261 was later shot down on December 13, 1943.)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Short stride iv
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Millington, MD, USA 12 June 1918 Technical Sergeant Winfield S. Maule was born June 12, 1918, and was the son of Elwood and Martha Maule. His hometown was Millington, Maryland.

Died

17 July 1943 On July 17, 1943, while serving as a gunner aboard B-17 tail #42-3261 of the 96th Bomb Group, 413th Bomb Squadron, the bomber received accidental damage. The life raft hatch blew open, the life raft came out and became tangled with the vertical stabilizer of the plane. TSGT Maule and 3 others bailed out over the North Sea, 25 miles from the German coast. The aircraft subsequently recovered and made it back to base safely. (#42-3261 was later shot down on December 13, 1943.)

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ASN verified as 12012666.

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NARA files verified Air Medal and Purple Heart.

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IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.

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Combat Chronology Supplement p. 350, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 503, WWII Memorial / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia