Wayne Hargis Downs
MilitaryAssigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Marion Keller crew. 35 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-755761
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Nashville, TN | 20 October 1920 | Son of William and Maggie Ann [Myers] Downs. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Forrest, TN | 17 August 1942 | Camp Forrest, Tennessee |
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Died |
Nashville, TN | 21 January 2002 | |
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Buried |
Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson County, TN | 24 January 2002 | Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84049276-wayne-h-downs
https://www.fold3.com/record/51579803-wayne-h-downs
https://www.fold3.com/record/712638535-downs-wayne-h
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5462
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188393133/wayne-hargis-downs
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…