Herbert Fernous

Military

Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Remained onboard battle damaged B-26 41-31875 back from ramrod to Abbeville, crash landed at Eastbourne, Returned to Duty (RTD). 28-Feb-44. MACR 15197.

Failed to Return (FTR) from bombing mission to Zudausques, France in B-26 41-31849. Hit by flak over target in port engine and wing. fell out of formation going into a tight spin, ending with explosion on impact. Killed in Action (KIA). 20-Mar-44. MACR 2845.



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

322nd Bomb Group

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

People

Rowland Gipson Thornton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-792324
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

41-31849

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group
The wreck of a B-26 Marauder (ER-P, serial number 41-31875) of the 450th Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group, 6 March 1944. Official caption on image: "(GAD-115-1-475vG)(6-Mar-44)(A/C 41-31875 - B26 - 450BS/322BG - Battle Damage/Crash Landing)." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Howard Posson. ER-P. Smile Again Operator.'

41-31875

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Lady Liberty
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Camp Upton Rd, Shirley, NY 11967, USA 16 March 1942 Camp Upton Yaphank, NY.

Died

62500 Zudausques, France 20 March 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) from bombing mission to Zudausques, France in B-26 41-31849. Hit by flak over target in port engine and wing. fell out of formation going into a tight spin, ending with explosion on impact. KIA. 20-Mar-44. MACR 2845.

Buried

62500 Zudausques, France 21 March 1944 Interred Zudausques cemetery.
Brooklyn, NY, USA King County, NY.

Born

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Based

Andrews Field 20 March 1944 Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Re-Interred Arlington National Cemetery

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