Durward E Headley

Military
media-28443.jpeg UPL 28443 Durward Headley, navigator with the 93rd Bomb Group.

Shared with the American Air Museum by Durward Headley's granddaughter, Heidi Buresh.

Object Number - UPL 28443 - Durward Headley, navigator with the 93rd Bomb Group.

Durward Headley served as a navigator with the 93rd Bomb Group, flying missions from England and North Africa. One of the B-24s he flew in was called 'Georgia Peach'.



From his granddaughter Heidi:

'My grandfather was the only surviving member of this crew and it haunted him the rest of his life. He was told/commanded to fly his 25th and final mission separate from his crew (he was a navigator). The rest of the crew flew their final 25th mission with a different navigator and perished on that mission.'

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Georgia Peach
  • Unit: 801st Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron 406th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Richmond, KY, USA 22 January 1942

Born

Ohio, USA
Campbell County, KY, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Correspondence with Durward Headley's granddaughter, Heidi.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

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

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