Louie M Daybook

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) near Babisnau, Germany, in B-17 'The Towering Titan' #4338085 after being rammed by enemy jet A/C.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (XK-L, serial number 43-38085) nicknamed "Towering Titan" of the 305th Bomb Group drops her bombs over the target. Image via J Collins. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Towering Titan.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Towering Titan, Organized Confusion
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Babisnau, 01731 Kreischa, Deutschland 17 April 1945

Born

Aurora, Illinois

Revisions

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ContributorKauko56
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MACR

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ContributorLucy May
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Pulled in information from a duplicate record. Source:
MACR 14172 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Also amended name from Louie M Daybrook to Louie M Daybook, following a message from a relative:
'My father's cousin is listed as Louis Daybrook. The correct spelling is Daybook. It seems the military has it misspelled in many places.'

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14172