Truair E Halbert

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 30 July 1943 in B-17 #42-29746. Killed in Action (KIA).



Earlier 8 June 1943 B-17 #42276 was returning to BW1 to collect codes and allied papers left at the control office, when a/c suffered damage on landing. Crew is listed with the Reed Prov. Bomb Group.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Excaliber
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

30 July 1943

Born

Sidney, New York, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 30 July 1943

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Correction.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1355 / MACR 1355, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 145, 208-9; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 271 and 345 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database