Willard B Huggins Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) rammed gy enemy aircraft and crashed near Gifhorn in B-17 44-8744

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-8603

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

44-8744

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

7 April 1945

Born

Balton, Missouri

Revisions

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Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 13721 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13721