Orval Dwayne Huff
Military
Snippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/25118
Object Number - UPL 26624 - Orval D. Huff, 93rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 16 April 1943 in B-24 41-23983. Some crew members had baled out when the plane exploded blowing some crew clear. Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag Luft III moved to work camp 49-11.
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
- 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: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-434473
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Waterman Dekalb, IL | 9 March 1917 | Son of Orval Huff. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Grant, IL | 26 November 1941 | Camp Grant, Illinois |
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Other Prisoner of war (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 16 April 1943 | Prisoner of war (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
20 February 1946 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Kalamazoo, MI | 21 January 2004 | |
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Buried |
Fort Custer National Cemetery Augusta, Kalamazoo County, MI | 26 January 2004 | Fort Custer National Cemetery Augusta, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
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Based |
Hardwick | 16 April 1943 | Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72724812/orval-dwayne-huff
Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp
Change to the aircraft association according to ‘Losses of the US 8th & 9th Air Forces’, Bishop and Hey
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, MACR 15730, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 104, NARA
