Victor Alfred McMenamin
MilitaryRear - L to R : SSgt. George E Hartney - Lt. Ronald S. Allen - Capt William N Anderson - Lt. Stanley F. Olson - Lt. Charles M. Shaw - Cpl. Victor A. McMenamin.
Front - L to R : Cpl. Clifford C. Hurst - SSgt Oscar Ferkauff - TSgt. Walter N. Goodson - Sgt. J. R. Bell - SSgt. Allie T. Hearne Jr.
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SSgt. Victor A. McMenamin was assigned to the 506th Bomb Squadron, the 44th Bomb Group, in the 8th Air Force, USAAF. Later, he was attached (TDY) to the 9th Air Force, USAAF, in North Africa. He took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the large bombing mission on Ploesti, flying the B-24D Liberator, 42-40172, Lynn Bari II, and returned to base (RTB). 1 Aug 43,
Later, after returning to the U.K., on a mission over Weiner Neustadt, Germany, Sgt. McMenamin's B-24D, 42-72857, Star Spangled Hell, was attacked and shot up by German fighters. The airplane caught on fire, exploded and crashed 10 miles north of his target. Sgt. Menamin bailed out successfully and was captured. Failed to Return (FTR). Prisoner of War (POW). 1 Oct 43. MACR 51251
Award: DFC, AM (2OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16040136 / O-411678
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19032975 / O-730588
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Soluch Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
DeKalb, Illinois | 11 October 1915 | Son of John Henry and Martha Madeline [McCormick] McMenamin. |
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 3 January 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
Other Baled out POW |
Weiner Neustadt, Austria | 1 October 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Weiner Neustadt in B-24 42-72857 'Star Spangled Hell'; mauled by fighters, A/C exploded 10 miles north of target. 1-Oct-43 POW MACR 51251 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 1 October 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
6 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
DeKalb, IL | 14 October 1996 | |
Buried |
Saint Mary's Cemetery, De Kalb, DeKalb County, IL | 17 October 1996 | Saint Mary's Cemetery De Kalb, DeKalb County, Illinois |
Based Prisoner of war |
Shipdham | Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Based |
Benina | 1 October 1943 | Attached to 9AF USAAF, TDY in North Africa. |
Revisions
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44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy p. 136-138, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 299 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia