Norman B Funk
MilitaryCrew member B-24 Liberator #41-24310 'Patches' 514th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Lt Donald P O'Sullivan, returned safely to Libya.
Shot down by Lt Emil Clade in Bf 109G-6 of JG 27/7 near Mount Parnassus, Greece 5th Oct 43. 2 KIA, 8 evaded. MACR 1097.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Patches
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 514th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Survived Ploesti |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Lt Donald P O'Sullivan, returned safely to Libya. |
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Died |
Parnassus, Tithorea 350 15, Greece | 5 October 1943 | Shot down by Lt Emil Clade in Bf 109G-6 of JG 27/7 near Mount Parnassus, Greece 5th Oct 43. 2 KIA, 8 evaded. MACR 1097. |
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Other Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 514th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF. | |
| Polk County, IA, USA | Polk County, Iowa, USA. |