May Herbert Ethred

Monuments

B-17 (42-5849) 'Hell's Belles II' Plaque -384th Bomber Group

B-17 (42-29893) 'El Diablo' Crash Marker -379th Bomber Group

Name:

Herbert Ethred May

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

39089440

Unit:

547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1943-09-16

State:

California

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France

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Decoration:

Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Comments:

SSgt Herbert Ethred May, mechanic of the B-17 42-5849 �Hell�s Belles II�, took off from station 106 Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, UK at 1145 on a bombing mission over Nantes. However, it was fired upon by fighters and flak, and its engine caught on fire. Part of the plane landed in Meriais and the rest (wing and engine) landed near Fougeray. The plane was only partially evacuated.