Alva F Favors

Military

Mid air collision and crashed into channel in B-24 'Lili Marlene' #42-95309, Killed in Action (KIA).



** According to the MACR 7803 S/Sgt Alva Favors survived. **

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

English Channel 29 July 1944

Born

Frankton, Indiana

Revisions

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Added S/N per MACR 7803 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/29438563

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Added a comment to the Summary biography per info in the MACR 7803 at fold3.

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Changed the label for a Died event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per info in the "Summary biography".

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Added an association to the A/C #42-95309 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Corrected surname per MACR 7803 at fold3.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/29438555?terms=95309,42

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7803