Name:
Sidney C. Mink
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-744544
Unit:
562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-01-29
State:
Oregon
Cemetery:
Shaarie Torah Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lt Sidney Mink, bombardier of the B-17 42-3285 “Mary Ellen”, took off from station 136 Knettishall, Suffolk, UK at 0730 on a bombing mission over Frankfurt. The plane was hit by flak at noon, forcing the crew to bail out. Four crew members did not make it out, including Mink.