May, Herbert Ethred

Individual Personnel Data
Name May, Herbert Ethred   ‡
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Rank Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 39089440   ‡
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943.
  • Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #59, effective 31 July 1943.
  • Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #82 dated 26 August 1943., effective 26 August 1943.
Duty Ball Turret Gunner
MOS748 - 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
  • Date of Birth: 20 November 1917
  • Placed on Temporary Duty (R&R) for seven days on or about 28 August 1943 to The American Red Cross Club, Southport per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #83 dated 27 August 1943.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 722⇓ (20.367 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
Flt. Ofcr. Wilson, Clayton Russell⇗PilotPOW
2nd Lt. Brown, Dewey Carlyle, Jr⇗Co-pilotEV
2nd Lt. Bloesch, Fred Ernest, Jr⇗NavigatorPOW
2nd Lt. Stevens, Herman Daniel⇗BombardierPOW
S/SGT. Des Rochers, John Mowbray⇗Radio Operator / GunnerEV
S/SGT. Long, Vern Porter⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerEV
S/SGT. May, Herbert EthredBall Turret GunnerKIA
S/SGT. Hook, Jack Franklin⇗Tail GunnerPOW
SGT. Klein, Ellis Hall⇗Flexible GunnerEV
S/SGT. Kendall, George Joseph, "Skeeter"⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 10 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
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⇗

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