Joseph E Willoughby
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Kathryn Delaney Godar
Object Number - UPL 73689 - Capt. Dean Strain and crew members of B-24 42-51481
Killed in Action (KIA) at Nickelfeld in B-24 #4251481
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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
![An pathfinder B-24 Liberator of the 853rd Bomb Squadron, 491st Bomb Group goes down after a direct flak hit during a riad on Harburg, 17 January 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '853rd BS, 491st BG, 17 Jan 1945. Harburg Refinery - Germany. Lead ship going down, pilot [illegible] strain.' Second handwritten on reverse: '17-1-45, 334.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414610.jpg.webp?itok=UG_qr3_d)
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
Events
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Died |
17 January 1945 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
17 January 1945 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11735 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
