Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Riddel, Jacques Eugene ‡
|
| Rank |
Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number |
O-735454 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #50 dated 17 July 1943, effective 17 July 1943. |
| Duty |
Pilot |
| MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
| Last Duty Date |
28 July 1943 |
| Results |
Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands: Plot M Row 22 Grave 7 |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 15165⇓ (15.832 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Riddel, Jacques Eugene | Pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Holland, Warren Benjamin⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Peirce, Richard Jackson⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Hawes, Harry Albert⇗ | Bombardier | EV |
| T/SGT. Kirby, Charles Lawrence, Jr⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| T/SGT. Hamblin, Oscar Klass⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Saperstein, Harry (NMI)⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Ross, William Howard⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Morley, James Patrick⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Ruch, Edward Fred⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1
Combat Mission.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
11⇗ |
28 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Engine Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany |
Co-pilot |
42‑30032⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Disabled by enemy aircraft, crashed near Kortwoude, The Netherlands. MACR 15165
Sortie Report⇗ |
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