Rex James Neely
Military
Rear L-R: William Prochaska (B), William K Thomas (P), James B Stapleton (CP), Collis Haynes (N).
Front L-R: William Whitcomb (TG), Floyd Thompson (BTG), Rex Neely (TTG), Guy Tice (WG),
Object Number - UPL 51414 - Bill Thomas crew, 334BS, 95BG. Rear L-R: William Prochaska (B), William K Thomas (P), James B Stapleton (CP), Collis Haynes (N). Front L-R:...
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 7-Apr-43, B-17 #42-3090 'Taint-a-bird' force landed near Clonakilty, County Cork Ireland. Crew was safe.
B-17 #42-3267 ditched in Bay of Biscay out of fuel 28-Jun-43. All on board returned. RTD
28-Jul-43, B-17 #42-30219 hit by fighters. One of 3 crew members to bail out, Prisoner of War (POW). A/C crash landed at Framlingham with no crew injuries.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-791163
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: T'aint A Bird
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 334th Bomb Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Harley Charley
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Taint A Bird/Lee L
Missions
- Date: 28 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
6 December 1919 | Son of Mrs James W and Bertha Elizabeth [Barnhart] Neely. | |
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Enlisted |
9 April 1942 | Toledo, Ohio | |
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Other Baled out |
28 July 1943 | A/C Battle damaged, Oschersleben 28-Jul-43. Oxygen and Intercom shot out, Neely 1 of 3 crew baled out. POW. Missing Air Crew Report 215. | |
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Other Prisoner of war |
28 July 1943 | Prisoner Of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
19 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
17 February 1984 | ||
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Buried |
20 February 1984 | Olive CemeteryWakarusa, Elkhart County, Indiana | |
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Based |
28 July 1943 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey pp. 101, 169, 204, MACR 0215