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Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 42-29896 'Tondelayo. ' Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base.
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 combat missions. Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 #42-29896 'Tondelayo'. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base.
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Group
The 379th Bomb Group (H) (heavy), based at Kimbolton, flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. The B-17 Flying Fortress Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 5/3/43; Sioux City 20/3/43; Tinker 28/3/43; Kearney 8/4/43; Dow Fd 16/4/43.
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 26 October 2017 11:58:43 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to biography and aircraft associations |
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Associated correct aircraft. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:18:14 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 271; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 278 |
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