Dale Covault Headlee
Military
Object Number - UPL 83069 - 1st Lt Dale C Headlee
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Regular aircraft was B-17 42-38051 'My Yorkshire Dream'. 30 x missions.
Whilst flying B-17 42-39785 had mid air collision with B-17 42-29793, RTD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (2), WWII Victory.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39404967
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Empress of d street, the flying bison
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Yorkshire Dream
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thru Hel en Hiwater
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
29 October 1915 | BornGuthrie County, Iowa | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Snelling, Minnesota | 26 February 1942 | EnlistedFort Snelling, Minnesota |
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Died |
18 October 2004 | DiedPequot Lakes, Minnesota | |
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Buried |
21 October 2004 | InterredBURIALKedron CemeteryCass County, Minnesota |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/sub-image/180895528/headlee-dale-c-us-census-federal-1930
https://www.fold3.com/record/62326519/dale-c-headlee-us-social-security-death-index
https://www.fold3.com/record/84590468/dale-c-headlee-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
http://www.303rdbg.com/427headlee.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70236631/dale_covault-headlee
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139450201?objectPage=526
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster / http://www.303rdbg.com/427headlee.html
