Fred O Deal
Military ROLL OF HONOUROriginally assigned to the 92BG at Bovington as part 1LT Charles N. Austin's crew at Bovington, UK as an arial gunner. Aircraft assignment with the 92BG and the number of missions flown with 92nd Group have not yet been determined.
The Austin crew was transferred as a replacement crew to the 303BG/358BS on 10-Feb-43 at which time SGT Deal was assigned to B-17F #41-24558 "Hunga Dunga" as an aerial gunner. He participated in 9 operations (2 were aborts) with the 303BG. (See Biography Events).
Shot down by flak and fighters 18th March 1943 in B-17F #41-24558 [VK:F] 'Hunga Dunga', 303BG/358BS while serving as Tail Gunner. Target was submarine yards at Vegesack, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 18 March 1943
- Date: 13 March 1943
- Date: 8 March 1943
- Date: 6 March 1943
- Date: 4 March 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned to Group |
Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 10 February 1943 | Assigned with the crew of 1LT Charles N. Austin from 92BG to B-17F 41-24558 "Hunga Dunga", 303BG/358BS. |
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Other Mission #1 SGT Fred O. Deal, w/41-24558, 303BG/358BS - Recalled |
Hamm, Germany | 14 February 1943 | Assigned as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24558 "Hunga Dunga", 303BG/358BS. Mission was to bomb the industrial areas of Hamm, Germany, mission was recalled. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #2 SGT Fred O. Deal, w/41-24558, 303BG/358BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 16 February 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24558 "Hunga Dunga", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #3 SGT Fred O. Deal, w/41-24558, 303BG/358BS - Aborted |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 26 February 1943 | Assigned as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24558 "Hunga Dunga" on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. However, the bombardier suffered altitude sickness and the pilot aborted the mission. RTB OK |
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Other Mission #4 SGT Fred O. Deal, w/41-24558, 303BG/358BS |
Brest, France | 27 February 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17FG 41-24558 "Hunga Dunga" on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Brest, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #5 SGT Fred O. Deal, w/41-24558, 303BG/358BS |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | 4 March 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17FG 41-24558 "Hunga Dunga" on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rotterdam, Holland. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #6 SGT Fred O. Deal, w/42-5432, 303BG/358BS |
Lorient, France | 6 March 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-5432 "The Hunting Club", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the power station and adjacent bridge at Lorient, France. The crew was that of 1LT Charles N. Austin which had been flying B-17F 41-24558 "Hunga Dunga". That aircraft was not despatched as part of the formation. It is probable that it had received some minor damage on the previous mission to Rotterdam. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #7 SGT Fred O. Deal, w/41-24558, 303BG/358BS |
Rennes, France | 8 March 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24558 "Hunga Dunga", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rennes, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #8 SGT Fred O. Deal, w/41-24558, 303BG/358BS |
Amiens, France | 13 March 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24558 "Hunga Dunga", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Amiens, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Jade Bight, Germany | 18 March 1943 | Killed when aircraft was shot down by flak and Grman fighters and crashed on the sand flats of the Jadebusen (Jade Bight) south of Wilhelmshaven, Germany. |
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Other Mission #9 SGT Fred O. Deal, w/41-24558, 303BG/358BS |
Bremen-Vegesack, Bremen, Germany | 18 March 1943 | Killed when aircraft was attacked by flak and German fighters and crashed on the sand flats of the Jadebusen (Jade Bight) south of Wilhelmshaven, Germany. |
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Buried |
Oldenburg, Germany | 20 March 1943 | Buried by the Germans in the Cemetery of Oldenburg, Germany. Exact grave location not determined. |
Revisions
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "participated" was misspelled.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Added burial location per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey, MBE.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Added Mission #9 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian, Mission Report of 18-Mar-43.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Added Mission #8 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian, Mission Report of 13-Mar-43.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Added Mission #7 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian, Mission Report of 8-Mar-43.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian, Mission Report of 6-Mar-43.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian, Mission Report of 4-Mar-43.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian, Mission Report of 27-Feb-43.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian, Mission Report of 26-Feb-43.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian, Mission Report of 16-Feb-43.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian, Mission Report of 14-Feb-43.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Added Assigned to Group event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian, Charles N. Austin crew page.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2015. Made connections to all mission participations based on research of Mission Reports at 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian.
Lee Cunningham 5-Dec-2014. Added 92BG assignment to Summary biography, made connections to 92BG, Bovington and 42-5432 per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian, Charles N. Austin crew page.
Lee Cunningham 4-Aug-2015. Made connection to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; Edited Summary Biography with A/C model letter, Radio Call Letters, Unit association and crew position, and added SN per MACR 15149. Added Burial event per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey, p. 91, 303rd web site