Malvern W. Hetherington is a World War II Missing In Action (MIA) SSGT whose name is engraved on the Tablets of the Missing at the American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten in the Netherlands. His name is adopted by Tino Dam, Chairman Stichting Missing In Action (MIA).
General information on Hetherington, Malvern W., ASN: 13034045:
| Name: | Malvern Wright Hetherington |
| 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 |
| Adopted by: | Tino Dam |
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 commercing 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:
Serialnumber: 42-29555
Type: B-17F
Destination: Hannover, Germany
Mission: Bombing
Missing Air Crew Report (MACR): 906
Family:
Pearl Newton Hetherington (father)
Lennie Bertha (Call) Hetherington (mother)
Ralph W. Hetherington (brother)
Charles F. Hetherington (brother)
