Elbert Edward Hargraves
Military
photo from 95th bomb group website
Object Number - UPL 57048 - Leonard C. McReynolds crew
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) on B-17 42-31924 18-Apr-44.
Awards: PH.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 3rd Bomb Division 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-753912
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14077930
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16169353
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18219175
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Indianapolis, IN | 17 May 1919 | Son of William and Callie Anna [Wright] Hargraves. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN | 11 August 1941 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
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Died |
18 April 1944 | KIA on a mission over Brandenburg Germany | |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | 19 April 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot E Row 4 Grave 74 |
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Based |
Horham | 18 April 1944 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Aiur Forces Vol 3 pg 644