Paul J Santillan

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-22004.jpeg UPL 22004 Paul Santillan - Audubon, 96th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 22004 - Paul Santillan - Audubon, 96th BG, KIA

B-17 42-31113 'Zilch' collided with another aircraft on 16 December 1943. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Zilch
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Hollland 16 December 1943

Born

Audubon, Iowa, USA

Buried

Revisions

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Sources

Correction to last name and additional detils from:
- http://www.usaafdata.com/?q=node/135166;
- http://www.findagrave.com

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1564 / MACR 1564; Snetterton Falcons pg 89 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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