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BUNDRICK, Olin Lake - Date of
birth
30 May 1922 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Lexington County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14124879 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
832nd Bombardment Squadron,
486th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
28 May 1944 - Place of
death
English Channel, north of Zuidkote, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
George E. Bundrick (father)
Elizabeth O. (Smith) Bundrick (mother)
George E. Bundrick (brother)
Angie K. Bundrick (sister)
Elizabeth Bundrick (sister)
Bernon R. Bundrick (brother)
Eloise C. Bundrick (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-50345 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Robin The Cradle
Destination: Lutzkendorf/Halle, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 5389
More information
Olin Bundrick attended high school for four years and was a mechanic.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Fort Jackson, Sout Carolina on 24 September 1942.
According to crew members of other airplanes in the group, the aircraft was hit by flak near the I.P.. It tried to make a run on the primary target but couldn't stay in the formation. It was seen following the formation on route at a lower altitude and last seen about 30 miles from the Belgian coast at an altitude between 8,000 and 10,000 feet. It is assumed all the crew members bailed out over the English Channel. Only two men survived and were taken prisoner by the Germans on the beach near Gravelines or Zuidkote, France. Nine men were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.fold3.com - MACR, IDPF
Photo source: Michel Beckers, Mr. Paul Fuller, Peter Schouteten