McCUDDEN, BERNARD LEO, Staff Sergeant, #17168727, U.S. Army Air Forces, 532 Bomber Squadron, 381 Bomber Group, Heavy, Enl.: Michigan, d. 21-Jan-1945
Son of Francis Bernard "Frank" McCudden and Annie Rose Kennedy McCudden
Returning from a mission at Aschaffenburg, Germany when killed in a mid-air collision near base at RAF Ridgewell in England
Both crews, all 18 men, from the 532nd Bomb Squadron were KIA
Honored with Gold Star and Purple Heart
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On January 21, 1945 SSGT McCudden was on the crew of the B-17G #42-97511 "Egg Haid" when they were returning to their base at RAF Ridgewell in England after a mission to Aschaffenberg, Germany. They collided with another B-17 (42-40011) "Schnozzle" from their group, with both aircraft crashing, killing all men on both planes.
Crew:
Ralph E. Campbell - Waist Gunner
FLT O William A. Dernberger - Co-Pilot
SSGT Peter J. Durban Jr. - Top Turret Gunner
SSGT Virgil L. Gray - Radio Operator
Bernard L. McCudden - Bombardier
2LT James E. Smith - Pilot
2LT Charles F. Soper - Navigator
SGT Walter A. Streich - Tail Gunner
SGT Donald T. Wilson - Ball Turret Gunner
Son of Francis Bernard "Frank" McCudden and Annie Rose Kennedy McCudden
Returning from a mission at Aschaffenburg, Germany when killed in a mid-air collision near base at RAF Ridgewell in England
Both crews, all 18 men, from the 532nd Bomb Squadron were KIA
Honored with Gold Star and Purple Heart
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On January 21, 1945 SSGT McCudden was on the crew of the B-17G #42-97511 "Egg Haid" when they were returning to their base at RAF Ridgewell in England after a mission to Aschaffenberg, Germany. They collided with another B-17 (42-40011) "Schnozzle" from their group, with both aircraft crashing, killing all men on both planes.
Crew:
Ralph E. Campbell - Waist Gunner
FLT O William A. Dernberger - Co-Pilot
SSGT Peter J. Durban Jr. - Top Turret Gunner
SSGT Virgil L. Gray - Radio Operator
Bernard L. McCudden - Bombardier
2LT James E. Smith - Pilot
2LT Charles F. Soper - Navigator
SGT Walter A. Streich - Tail Gunner
SGT Donald T. Wilson - Ball Turret Gunner
McCUDDEN, BERNARD LEO, Staff Sergeant, #17168727, U.S. Army Air Forces, 532 Bomber Squadron, 381 Bomber Group, Heavy, Enl.: Michigan, d. 21-Jan-1945
Son of Francis Bernard "Frank" McCudden and Annie Rose Kennedy McCudden
Returning from a mission at Aschaffenburg, Germany when killed in a mid-air collision near base at RAF Ridgewell in England
Both crews, all 18 men, from the 532nd Bomb Squadron were KIA
Honored with Gold Star and Purple Heart
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On January 21, 1945 SSGT McCudden was on the crew of the B-17G #42-97511 "Egg Haid" when they were returning to their base at RAF Ridgewell in England after a mission to Aschaffenberg, Germany. They collided with another B-17 (42-40011) "Schnozzle" from their group, with both aircraft crashing, killing all men on both planes.
Crew:
Ralph E. Campbell - Waist Gunner
FLT O William A. Dernberger - Co-Pilot
SSGT Peter J. Durban Jr. - Top Turret Gunner
SSGT Virgil L. Gray - Radio Operator
Bernard L. McCudden - Bombardier
2LT James E. Smith - Pilot
2LT Charles F. Soper - Navigator
SGT Walter A. Streich - Tail Gunner
SGT Donald T. Wilson - Ball Turret Gunner
Son of Francis Bernard "Frank" McCudden and Annie Rose Kennedy McCudden
Returning from a mission at Aschaffenburg, Germany when killed in a mid-air collision near base at RAF Ridgewell in England
Both crews, all 18 men, from the 532nd Bomb Squadron were KIA
Honored with Gold Star and Purple Heart
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On January 21, 1945 SSGT McCudden was on the crew of the B-17G #42-97511 "Egg Haid" when they were returning to their base at RAF Ridgewell in England after a mission to Aschaffenberg, Germany. They collided with another B-17 (42-40011) "Schnozzle" from their group, with both aircraft crashing, killing all men on both planes.
Crew:
Ralph E. Campbell - Waist Gunner
FLT O William A. Dernberger - Co-Pilot
SSGT Peter J. Durban Jr. - Top Turret Gunner
SSGT Virgil L. Gray - Radio Operator
Bernard L. McCudden - Bombardier
2LT James E. Smith - Pilot
2LT Charles F. Soper - Navigator
SGT Walter A. Streich - Tail Gunner
SGT Donald T. Wilson - Ball Turret Gunner
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BERNARD L. McCUDDEN
MICHIGAN
STAFF SGT 532 AAF BOMB SQ
WORLD WAR II
MAY 17 1924 JAN 21 1945
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