Samuel P Gaffield Jr
MilitaryCollided with enemy aircraft 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29776. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in action |
14 October 1943 | ||
Born |
Los Angeles, California |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1353; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 285