Vincent E Tapping
MilitaryShot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 #42-3145. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base.
Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3176 'Lady Astrid', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
San Antonio, Texas, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 14 October 1943 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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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 954 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor; MACR 954, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 271, 335; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 284