Maynard G Hubbard Jr

Military

Assigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Shot down during Ploesti raid on 1-Aug-43 in 'Boiler Maker II' 41-23782 as part of Operation Tidal Wave Prisoner of War (POW)

Cross-trained himself as a navigator. After POW release became a pilot and was KIA flying an SA-16 rescue mission during Korean conflict.



Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (2OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Boiler Maker II
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Middleboro, KY 21 January 1919

Other

Shot down POW

Ploiești, Romania 1 August 1943 Shot down during Ploesti raid on 1-Aug-43 in 'Boiler Maker II' 41-23782 as part of Operation Tidal Wave. POW

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Bucharest, Romania 1 August 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Romania

Died

North Korea 13 February 1953 KIA flying an SA-16 rescue mission during Korean conflict.
Middlesboro, KY 40965, USA

Buried

Middlesboro Cemetery, Middlesboro, Bell County, KY Middlesboro Cemetery, Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky, USA.

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Assigned

1 August 1943 Assigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF.

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