Raymond G Garafolo
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Thomas E. Falls Jr. top is 2nd from left (marked with a cross)
Staff Sergeant Donald Voorhees is in the front row, third from left. Robert F. Swift is front row, 5th from the left (second in from the right).
Correspondence with the nephew of Robert Swift
Object Number - UPL 34454 - A bomber crew of the 96th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Thomas E. Falls Jr. top is 2nd from left (marked with a cross) Staff...
Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-38190, Killed in Action (KIA).
Purple Heart
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
8 May 1944 | ||
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Born |
South Orange, New Jersey, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 8 May 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4568 / MACR 4568; Snetterton Falcons, pg 146 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database