Henry E Rafferty Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Family photo of our uncle "Hank".
Object Number - UPL 44725 - 2Lt Henry E. Rafferty Jr. 427BS Navigator - KIA
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by flak and crashed near Zettweil in B-17 'My Yorkshire Dream' 42-38051, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 6739
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Yorkshire Dream
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Manhattan, NY | 27 June 1921 | Son of Harry E Sr and Sarah A Rafferty. |
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Other Killed in action |
29 June 1944 | ||
|
Based |
Molesworth | 29 June 1944 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
|
Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Plot A Row 23 Grave 39 |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorMichael Rafferty
Changes
Sources
Michael Rafferty, https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=336212
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 6739 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6739
