Douglas Wayne Torrance
MilitaryAssigned to 715BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Take-off accident in B-24 44-50572, crashed Seething. UK 17-Apr-45 RTD.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13088367 / O-2063146
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31302882
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15126169 / O-2074504
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34598186
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Rochester, NY | 3 February 1923 | Son of John Burchell Torrance. |
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Enlisted |
Rochester, NY | 14 December 1942 | Rochester, New York |
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Died |
18 May 2012 | ||
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Buried |
Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, CA | 21 May 2012 | Green Hills Memorial Park Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California |
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Based |
Seething | Assigned to 715BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |