Ernest P Martin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Attacked by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 21 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39814 and exploded in mid-air and crashed near Wunstorf, GR. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses (AW-B),(AW-K, serial number 42-30569), (AW-M, serial number 42-3519) and (AW-S, serial number 42-39814) of the 337th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group fly in formation during a mission.

42-39814

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

21 February 1944

Born

Kankakee, Illinois, USA

Buried

Illinois

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 21 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2425 / MACR 2425, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Heath pg 90 & 108 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database