Burdette B Kaufman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-24 42-7479 'War Horse'. Target Kiel, Germany. Plane crashed into North Sea.



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

An arirman of the 392nd Bomb Group with a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "War Horse". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'War Horse, 392BG.'

42-7479

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: War Horse
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kansas, USA 23 May 1921 Son of Jacob A Kaufman.

Died

North Sea 4 January 1944 Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-24 42-7479 'War Horse'. Target Kiel, Germany. Plane crashed into North Sea.
Kingman, Kansas, USA

Buried

Tablets of the missing.

Enlisted

Killed in Action (KIA)

Kansas, USA

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https://www.fold3.com/page/638682560_burdette_b%20kaufman/details/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56291246

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Sources

ABMC, MACR 1909, Losses of 8th AF / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1909 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database