Howard S Battise

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 26 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30450 'Ramsbitch', Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-3280

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cherokee Maid
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Livingston, Texas, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 26 July 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
MACR 84

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 84 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database