Elmer H Pettine

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Elmer Pettine served as a navigator with the 544th Bomb Squadron of the 384th Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Grafton Underwood, England. On 1 August 1944, he was killed when one of the engines of B-17 42-97072 failed on take-off and the aircraft crashed at Weldon. He is buried in Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, four men kneeling in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear.

42-97072

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Green Mountain Gal
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Weldon, Corby, UK 1 August 1844

Born

San Miguel County, NM, USA 24 April 1923

Buried

501 N Guadalupe St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA

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ContributorLucy May
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Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3878442

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

AAIR 44-08-01-512 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…