Sidney Devers
MilitaryThis is information and pictures my mother had on her brother Frank W Greene.
10-Sep-42 Assigned as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on B-17F #41-24603 [BN-Y] "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas. Arrived aboard that aircraft at Molesworth, UK on 22-Oct-42.
Shot down 23 January 1943 in B-17F #41-24603 [BN-Y] "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS while serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner. Flak knocked out 3 engines and aircraft was attacked by FW 190s. All crew bailed out except pilot and co-pilot. They stayed in the plane as only 1 parachute was available. Crash landed near Motreff, France. He evaded capture. No MACR issued.
Participated in 9 Operations (3 were aborted) See Biography events.
Connections
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Units served with
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 12 December 1942
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- Date: 6 December 1942
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- Date: 18 November 1942
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- Date: 17 November 1942
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Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Arrived in UK |
Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 22 October 1942 | Arrived at Molesworth, UK as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS |
Other Mission #1, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS - Aborted |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 17 November 1942 | Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #2, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 18 November 1942 | Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #3, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS |
Lille, France | 6 December 1942 | Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the carriage and wagon works at Lille, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #4, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS - Aborted |
Rouen, France | 12 December 1942 | Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #5, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS - Aborted |
Romilly-sur-Seine, France | 20 December 1942 | Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #6, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS |
Lorient, France | 30 December 1942 | Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #7, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 3 January 1943 | Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #8, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS |
Lille, France | 13 January 1943 | Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the Lille Fives Locomotive Works at Lille, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #9, TSGT Sidney Devers, w/B-17F 41-24603, 303BG/359BS - EVD |
Lorient, France | 23 January 1943 | Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. The aircraft sustained heavy damage from flak, but he was able to bale out and managed to evade capture. |
Other Assigned to Aircraft |
Biggs Field, TX 79918, USA | 10 September 2042 | Assigned as Engineer/Top Turret Gunnner of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG/359BS at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Lee Cunningham 17-Dec-2015. Correcting typo in Mission #9 Description.
Lee Cunningham 17-Dec-2015. Correcte crew postion in Mission #3 Description.
Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #9 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 23-Jan-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/011.pdf
Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #8 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Jan-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf
Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #7 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 3-Jan-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/009.pdf
Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 30-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/008.pdf
Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 20-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/007.pdf
Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 12-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/006.pdf
Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf
Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 18-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/002.pdf
Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 17-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/001.pdf
Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added Arrival in UK event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian, Ellis J. Sanderson crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-359-sanderson.html
Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added initial assignment to aircraft and arrival in UK to Summary Biography; made connections to all mission participations per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, historian, Ellis J. Sanderson crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-359-sanderson.html
Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2015. Added aircraft assigmment , Arrival in UK and mission participation statement to Summry Biography; made connections to all Mission particpations per my research of 303BG Mission Reports, 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 23-Jan-2015. Added SN, and Evasion event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) Escape and Evasion Report # 17: http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-16.pdf; Made connections to PLace, Aircraft and Mission within website data; Edited biography and added crew position per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE. No MACR for this loss.
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. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 66, 303rd web site