Lee J Tabor

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by flak and crashed near Melmedy in B-17 #42-30642, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37449662
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier; Togglier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-709636
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-817774
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30642) nicknamed "Geronimo" of the 390th Bomb Group opens her bomb-bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Possibly PFF raid in 1943.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Geronimo
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

19 July 1944

Born

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 19 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7555 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database