Missing SSGT Hetherington, Malvern W. – 13034045
Malvern W. Hetherington – 13034045 is a World War II Missing in Action (MIA) Staff Sergeant whose name is engraved at the Tablets of the Missing at World War II Margraten U.S. Cemetery and Memorial in The Netherlands. His name is adopted by Tino Dam, Study Group Missing Soldier board member.
About SSGT Hetherington – 13034045
| Name: Hetherington, Malvern W. |
| Initials: Malvern Wright |
| Rank: Staff Sergeant (SSGT), Tail Gunner |
| Service number: 13034045 |
| Status: Missing in Action (MIA) |
| Missing since: September 27, 1943 |
| Unit: 422nd Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomber Group, Heavy |
| Commemorated: Tablets of the Missing, Netherlands Margraten U.S. Cemetery and Memorial |
| Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart |
| Adopted by: Tino Dam, Study Group Missing Soldier board member |
Circumstances
Aircraft 42-29555 (Centaur) failed to return on September 28, 1943. It was shot down by a single German night fighter and crashed at Landringhausen, South of Wunsdorf, 11 miles South-West of Hannover.
It was the first 422nd squadron B-17 lost on a night mission. The mission on 27th – 28th September was number 6, since commencing night operations at the beginning of that month. It was a pure bombing mission, flying as support to a major bombing mission by the RAF that night.
Crew List
| Captain | Harvey E. Rodgers (Pilot) | POW |
| First Officer | Louis F. Bower (Co-Pilot) | KIA |
| 2LT | George McClintic Jr. (Navigator) | KIA |
| LT | Curtis A. Reese (Bombardier) | KIA |
| TSGT | Edward Yozgadian (Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner) | KIA |
| SGT | Frank E. Lang (Radio Operator) | POW |
| SSGT | Joseph P. Mahony (Ball Turret Gunner) | KIA |
| SSGT | Joseph Likose (Waist Gunner) | POW |
| SSGT | Marvin Sirus (Waist Gunner) | POW |
| SSGT | Malvern W. Hetherington (Tail Gunner) | MIA / KIA |
Aircraft data
Serial number: 42-29555
Type: B-17F
Target: Hannover, Germany
Mission: Bombing
Missing Air Crew Report (MACR): 906
Family
Father: Pearl Newton Hetherington
Mother: Lennie Bertha (Call) Hetherington
Brothers: Ralph W. Hetherington & Charles F. Hetherington
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