Andrew Ryan
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) on 2 September 1943 in B-26B 41-31629 'Janet's Dream' while serving as Navigator/Bombardier. The aircraft was on a mission to bomb the German airfield of Lille/Nord, France when the aircraft was hit by flak and exploded near French coast and crashed at Bergues, France.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15055746
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31134836
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13010670
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742377
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793205
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Janets Dream
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Willingale
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bergues, France | 2 September 1943 | Killed when the aircraft was hit by anit-aircraft fire, exploded in mid-air and crashed at Bergues, France. |
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Born |
New York State | ||
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Buried |
Normandy American Cemetery, Plot D, Row 8, Grave 45. |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
Lee Cunningham 29-May-2015. Corrected typo in Summary Biography, also completed details on Burial event per American Battle Monument Commission (ABMC) website data.
Lee Cunningham 29-May-2015. Added decoration within existing website data; added mission connection and KIA event per MACR 516, edited Summay Biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces", Stan Bishop & John . Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p.262