Truair E Halbert
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 30 July 1943 in B-17 #42-29746. Killed in Action (KIA).
Earlier 8 June 1943 B-17 #42276 was returning to BW1 to collect codes and allied papers left at the control office, when a/c suffered damage on landing. Crew is listed with the Reed Prov. Bomb Group.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Excaliber
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Related media
- Media Type: Video
- Object Number: UPL 40001
- Description: Sept. 1, 2019 dedication of a war memorial in Angeren, The Netherlands, honoring the 8th USAAF 379th/524th crew of B-17F 42-29746 that crashed near...
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
30 July 1943 | ||
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Born |
Sidney, New York, USA | ||
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Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 30 July 1943 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1355 / MACR 1355, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 145, 208-9; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 271 and 345 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database