Elbert L Dukate Jr

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed on 8/1/43 while TDY to 9th AF on Ploesti raid in B-24 'Available Jones' 42-40780.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

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

67th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

42-40780

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Available Jones
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

1 August 1943

Born

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 44th Bomb Group

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I am the grandson of Elbert DuKate.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2411