William W West

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Crashed shortly after takeoff believed due to severe icing conditions on a mission to Gilze-Rijen airfield, Holland in B-24J #42-100046 'Patsy Ann'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Elmer G Rightmire

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Robert M Taylor

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Thomas M Yelvington

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

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Died

10 February 1944

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Corrected A/C serial number in Biography...

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42-100046 crew

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Combat Chronology Supplement p. 226, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia