Joseph M Pippin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Crashed for unknown reasons on mission to Brunswick on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-3530. Killed in Action (KIA).

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A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

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Died

11 January 1944

Buried

Marienthal, Germany Originally buried in the Civilian Cemetery, Marienthal, Germany.

Buried

Margraten, Netherlands Later disinterred by the American Graves Registration Personnel and moved to a "more suitable location" in Margraten, Holland (Netherlands).

Buried

Foley, Alabama Repatriated to Pine Rest Cemetery in Foley, Alabama, resting in the family plot.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1885, 8th AF Losses