Wayne W Church

Military

Assigned to 559BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Bastogne attacked by Me109's, hit in the tail area, causing severe damage to flight control surfaces. Baled out of spinning A/C Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11403.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Duffy Hot Garters #2
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron

Missions

The nose art of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95865) nicknamed "Sky Hag" of the 391st Bomb Group.
  • Date: 23 December 1944

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

31 March 1921 Son of Kenneth Trou and Leone A [Meronde] Church.

Enlisted

17 December 1941

Other

Shot down

23 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Bastogne attacked by Me109's, hit in the tail area, causing severe damage to flight control surfaces. Baled out of spinning A/C POW. MACR 11403.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

23 December 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Died

9 November 1986

Born

Based

23 December 1944 Assigned to 559BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Saint Stanislaus Cemetery Meriden New Haven County Connecticut, USA