In search of a bomber...

rochie · Dec 8, 2016

BiffF15 said:
Rochie,
Thank you! She just looked over my shoulder at your picture and is very excited! Do you have any more data or a name of the pilot? It looks like Lt. Roy Fergueson. Any data is greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
Biff

Have nothing yet, was late last night when I found that picture, will keep digging as time allows, not had chance to go through my books yet !

rochie · Dec 13, 2016

Can't find anything more for now Biff.

Will keep plugging away as you never know something may turn up yet !

drgondog · Dec 14, 2016

Interesting - my father trained with B-26s - 478Sq/336BG at McDill, then Sarasota before escaping to Fighters. "One a day" was in full force due to low time pilots. Dad liked the B-26 and never had any problems with it. Later, with the 355th FG, he played the role of IP with the B-26 base hack to the fighter pilots that wanted to learn to fly it. Basic motto - "keep the airspeed up in the pattern and landing"

Milosh · Dec 14, 2016

Biff, has she got her father's military record?

Gents,

A little help if you will. A lady I work with is trying to find info on her father (WW2 tail gunner). Unknown type, location (Europe but unit from Westover, MA / KCEF).

Finding Service Records (Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congess)

Individual Personnel Files

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the official repository for records of military personnel who have been discharged from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard.
A veteran (or next of kin) may request his or her individual military personnel file (201 file) by sending a request to the National Personnel Records Center, Military Records Facility, 9700 Page Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63132-5100.
Additional information about the contents of these personnel files, instructions for submitting a request, and a downloadable PDF copy of the request form may be found on the National Personnel Records Center home page of the National Archives and Records Administration Web site.
Personnel records of civilians who worked for the various branches of the military are also held by the National Personnel Records Center. The address to write for these records is National Personnel Records Center, Civilian Records Facility, 111 Winnebago Street, St. Louis, MO 63118-4199.

BiffF15 · Dec 15, 2016

Richie,
Thank you for passing all the info, it made my friend and her brothers day!

Bill,
Speed is life, or a little more is better than a little less! It would have been pretty cool to speak with your Dad about all his adventures! He lived during some heady times!

Milosh,
Thanks for the new info and I will pass it on tomorrow!

Cheers,
Biff

rochie · Dec 15, 2016

One more snippet of info.

I have found a B-26 named "Kathleen" from the 586th bomb sqn,s/n 468160 coded H9 C, though from what I have read the 586th were not based in Belgium, rather France and the Netherlands, so may not be relevant but you never know ?

BiffF15 · Dec 16, 2016

Thanks Rochie, I will pass along!

Milosh · Dec 16, 2016

Biff, I take it that there is no flight log book.

BiffF15 · Dec 16, 2016

I don't think they have much if any of his stuff. Just word of mouth pass downs.

Cheers,
Biff

bobbysocks · Dec 19, 2016

Biff...have her check out this site. she may find some clues there. you can search using several different criteria....plane, group #, station, etc.. the first link is the home page...the second is a search for B26s.

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/

Aircraft | American Air Museum in Britain

BiffF15 · Dec 19, 2016

bobbysocks said:
Biff...have her check out this site. she may find some clues there. you can search using several different criteria....plane, group #, station, etc.. the first link is the home page...the second is a search for B26s.

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/

Aircraft | American Air Museum in Britain

BobbySocks,
Thank you and I passed them along! She is trying to get his DD214 from her brother.
Cheers,
Biff

MiTasol · Dec 20, 2016

Bloody magnificent.

You people make Sherlock Holmes look totally incompetent.

You have almost certainly solved the puzzle despite that puzzle being 70 years old so I am going to throw you another puzzle if you will accept the challenge.

Rather than mess up this thread I will start a new one - see Incorrectly identified plane wreck and pilot remains

Mi

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