41-24479 Sad Sack

media-51938.jpeg UPL 51938 Sad Sack Bernard Priebe collection

Rick Graham, friend of Kurt Priebe, son of Bernard Priebe.

Object Number - UPL 51938 - Sad Sack

B-17F 41-24479 "Sad Sack" Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-R] 2-September-1942; Bassingbourn 29-September-1942; Missing in Action 23-November-1942 on mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. This was the 4th mission for this crew. Last seen with #2 feathered 30 miles out, shot down by German fighters and crashed into the English Channel. 11KIA MACR 16273.



P Maj Victor S. Zienowicz (Sqd CO) (KIA); CP Capt Tomas B. McCormick (KIA)

N 2Lt Ralph L. Clinton (KIA); B 2Lt Ross E. Frazier (KIA)

E/TTG 1Lt Arthur S. Applebaum (KIA); RO TSgt George A. Anderson (KIA)

BTG Sgt Joseph G. Janor (KIA) WG SSgt Wordon J. Ryder (KIA)

WG TSgt Doyce F. Hamrick (KIA) TG SSgt William C.Graddy (KIA)

Obeserver: Capt Herbert W. Hamphy (KIA)



Note that the ABMC record for the airmen record the date of death for the airmen as November 23, 1943.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16043224
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-437102
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-728177
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-727094
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15112286
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Failed to Return (FTR)

English Channel 23 November 1942 - 18 November 1942 Shot down by enemy aircraft near the English coast upon return. No traces ever found.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 29-Nov-2014. Edited description correcting loss date and formatted crew information. All details per MACR 16273.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 5-Nov-2014. Missing AIr Crew Report (MACR) 16273

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 16273 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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