Wade Hampton Sneed Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 42-3310 'Blood, Guts and Rust'. Plane ditched into Mediterranean Sea. Returned to base.
Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 42-3328 'Miss Fortune', Killed in Action (KIA).
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 420th Air Service Group 493rd Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37448552
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Norfolk, VA | 28 August 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
Atlanta, GA | 2 October 1941 | Fort McPherson |
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Other Shot Down/Bailed Out |
Med. Sea, 13 miles off the coast of Annaba (Bone), Algeria | 17 August 1943 | Blood, Guts, & Rust (23310-F, 568): after having sustained heavy damage from flak fire, the crew of the "Blood, Guts, & Rust" was eventually forced to ditch in the Med. All were rescued |
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Other Killed In Action |
Vorsundern, Germany | 10 October 1943 | A/C hit by a rocket which severed the tail and caused a collision with another 390th BG B-17 |
| Augusta, GA | 958 Heard Avenue | ||
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Buried |
Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey | Beverly National Cemetery Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map Plot R, 1 |
Revisions
Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a connection to A/C #42-3328 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 396 / MACR 396; MACR 861 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database