Nathan Bedford Forrest III
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Arlington National Cemetery website
Object Number - UPL 35401 - Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest III (Arlington National Cemetery)
Killed In Action (KIAn)in the loss of B-17 #42-30164 on the Kiel mission 13 June 1943.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18130320
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-725849
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Memphis, Tennessee | 7 April 1905 | |
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 13 June 1943 | |
|
Other His body was found |
23 September 1943 | when it washed ashore at the German Naval Station in Bug, Reugen Island, Germany. | |
|
Buried |
28 September 1943 | in a small cemetery near Wiek, Germany | |
|
Buried His remains were brought back to the USA |
at the request of his widow in 1947, his remains were brought back to the USA and re-interred at Arlington |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php;
- MACR 1371/8960R;
- Manning Ancell, The Biographical Dictionary Of World War II Generals And Flag Officers
- Roger A. Freeman, The Mighty Eighth
MACR 1371 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
