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Personal info

Full name
MANNING, Andrew Franklin
Date of birth
2 January 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska
Hometown
Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37266808
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Right Waist Gunner
Unit
535th Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 February 1944
Place of death
3 km northwest of Hiddesen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 9 7

Immediate family

Members
Frank Manning (father)
Agnes E. Manning (mother)
Harriet F. Manning (sister)
Inez Manning (sister)
Irene Manning (sister)
Harold Manning (brother)
Royal Manning (brother)
Jimmie Manning (brother)
Delbert Manning (brother)
Richard Manning (brother)
Erma M. (Ruge) Manning (wife)
Gerald E. Manning (son)

Plane data

Serial number
42-39895
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Bermondsey Battler
Destination: Aschersleben, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 2935

More information

S/Sgt Andrew F. Manning enlisted in October 1942. He was sent overseas in October 1943.

The airplane was hit by fire of enemy aricraft during the first attack. The #2 and #3 engine caught fire and there was probably a small fire in the nose. The pilot put the airplane in what looked to be a controlled slip to the left and dove down, probably in an effort to put out the fires.

The entire crew of ten men was killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Hiddesen, Germany.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiiememorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/8196, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - dlvistak, HonorStates.org