Elmer C Haggins

Military

Evaded (EVD) Shot down by flak and crashed near Wynghene on 7/19/44 in B-24 Tondelayo #44-40284

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator named "Tondelayo" of the 34th Bomb Group. Handwritten on reverse: '34th BG, 8th Air Force.'

44-40284

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Tondelayo
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mount Jackson, Virginia, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

English Channel 19 July 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorJasonR
Changes
Sources

Corrected name of plane involved from "This Above All" to "Tondelayo", which is the aircraft name corresponding to the serial number and date of incident per internet research, including: http://www.b24bestweb.com/tondelayo-v1-1.htm

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

1996 34th BG Roster MACR 7422 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7422 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database