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S Sgt Ellis E. Montgomery

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I am trying to find out any information about S SGT Ellis E. Montgomery of Superior, Neb..  According to what I know he was MIA over Kassel 01/01/1945 with the 407th BS. He is the youngest brother of my grandmother who is deceased. Was he assigned to 92BG before this flight ?  According to the story told to me by my father, he , Ellis was sitting in a depot, having completed his tour, to go home. A request for volunteers was made and he went to never return.
Any help with this or people who knew him would be awesome!!!!!!!
 
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Gary Doxon
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    SHAEF1944
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    Link below to NARA enlistment record for Ellis K. Montgomery ... this has his serial number, which will be needed if you try to get any records that may exist in the archives.
     
     
    Missing AirCrew Report    MACR 11372
     
    Lost  01/01/45  ................  92nd BG Mission 240 ........ Primary Target, Magdeburg ....... Secondary Target, tank factory, Kassel
    B-17,  S/N 42-38932
    92nd BG,  407th BS
     
    Ralph K. Rollins,    Pilot
    Billy B. Reel          Copilot ?
    Anthony J. Meyenberg   Nav
    Thomas J. Curran     Togglier ?
    Robert L. Michael     Engineer ?
    William H. Easton    Radio
    Edward Etzel Jr.        Ball ?
    Ellis E. Montgomery    Waist Gunner ?
    Robert F. Martin       Tail ?
     
     
    Click on the " Research " link at top to see how to order a copy of the MACR
     
     
    http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=40&cat=GP23&tf=F&q=ellis+e.+montgomery&bc=sl&rpp=10&pg=4&rid=1385604&rlst=8502680,771083,774784,804083,910075,1385604,7372037,8671011,927832,1156508
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    Also found Sgt. Montgomery's burial place,  click on link below
     
     
    http://www.abmc.gov/search/detailwwnew.php
     
    I tried the link, and the webpage came up blank .....  you can go to the American Battle Monuments Commission website and enter his name to see the page,  I dont know why it wont link here.
     
    Ellis E. Montgomery
    Staff Sergeant, United States Army Air Forces
    407th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group, Heavy
    Entered Service From : Nebraska
    Died : 1-Jan-45
    Buried at :  Plot I   Row 15   Grave 11
    Netherlands American Cemetery,  Margraten, Netherlands
     
    Awards :  Air Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters,  Purple Heart
      
      
     

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    Gary - Shaef ,
    Correct Serial # 43 - 38932  PY T
    No Name Listed
    Shot Down by AA
    Crashed near Stendal , Ge.
    S/Sgt. Montgomery listed as Waist Gunner
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    Thank you for the info so far, I've become hungry for more. Your help is wonderful. I'll take all I can get. Does anyone know if the plane he was on had a name? Or was it an extra? I hope to get his service record soon. The MACR # was it 11372 or 11371? 

    Once again, THANKS to all!!!!

    Gary
     
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    Sorry, it is MACR 11371  ........ I blame an overdose of turkey and pie for my typo's 

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    My name is Michael E Etzel,,,,Eddie Etzel Jr was my uncle,,,he was the belly gunner,,,I have also been researching for information  and have much to share,,,,,not alot of pictures,,,I recently have been reading some of his letters my dad,,,Danny,,,Eddies younger brother ,,,who is 83years old had stashed away.Eddie rec'd the purple heart and the oak leaf medal that I have,,,I to am thirsty for more info
    I do not think this particular plane had a name,,,one of the planes #42-32054R was named Flack Shack,,flown on a mission on Nov 30th 1944 to Merseburg,,,I have copy of flight record and 11371 macr
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