Burnie Noel Mire

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-28427.jpeg UPL 28427 482nd Bomb Gp. Det., St. Eval, England.
1 August 1943 to 25 November 1943 Walter McRae Bagot

Unit and Place sections updated.

Object Number - UPL 28427 - 482nd Bomb Gp. Det., St. Eval, England. 1 August 1943 to 25 November 1943

Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-17 #42-31526 'Lil' Butch'. Target was Kiel. Reported to have been shot by Navy flak west of Helgoland Island.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31526

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sweet anna, lil butch
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

4 January 1944

Born

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Buried

Tablets Of The Missing

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 4 January 1944

Revisions

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Added S/N per MACR 1682 at Fold3.com.
Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/28716709

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added connections to the 8th AF and to 8th AF mission #174 for 4 Jan1944.

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Updated the Buried event and middle name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56292564.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56292564/burnie-noel-mire

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1682 / MACR 1682, Losses of 8th AF / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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