Name | May, Herbert Ethred ‡ |
Rank | Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 39089440 ‡ |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Ball Turret Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 16 September 1943 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Brittany American Cemetery, Saint-James, France: Plot I Row 17 Grave 7 |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 722⇓ (20.367 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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Flt. Ofcr. Wilson, Clayton Russell⇗ | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Brown, Dewey Carlyle, Jr⇗ | Co-pilot | EV |
2nd Lt. Bloesch, Fred Ernest, Jr⇗ | Navigator | POW |
2nd Lt. Stevens, Herman Daniel⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. Des Rochers, John Mowbray⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Long, Vern Porter⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. May, Herbert Ethred | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
S/SGT. Hook, Jack Franklin⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
SGT. Klein, Ellis Hall⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Kendall, George Joseph, "Skeeter"⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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1⇗ | 22 June 1943 |
Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium |
Ball Turret | 42‑30046⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
2⇗ | 25 June 1943 |
Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑30046⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
3⇗ | 26 June 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑30046⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flying Spare Aircraft. Joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
4⇗ | 28 June 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑30046⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
5⇗ | 29 June 1943 |
Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑30040⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30046. Sortie Report⇗ |
6⇗ | 4 July 1943 |
Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Le Mans, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑30046⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
7⇗ | 10 July 1943 |
Target: Drucat Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Abbeville, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑30046⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
8⇗ | 14 July 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑30046⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
21⇗ | 6 September 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Landed away at Hornchurch, Essex, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
22⇗ | 7 September 1943 |
Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium |
Ball Turret | 42‑29768⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Difficulty controlling #4 engine and prop caused Butler to abort, after assembling his section. Sortie Report⇗ |
23⇗ | 9 September 1943 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Lille-Vendeville, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑29768⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
24⇗ | 16 September 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑5849⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Shot down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Rennes, France; MACR 722. Sortie Report⇗ |