David H Palmer
Military
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David H. Palmer
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Assigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Duchess
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
10 September 1923 | WA Son of Harry and Mary Palmer | |
Enlisted |
Seattle, WA | 7 March 1942 | Seattle, Washington |
Died |
Bellevue, WA | 22 October 2008 | |
Buried |
Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park Seattle, King County, WA | 25 October 2008 | Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park Seattle, King County, Washington |
Based |
Polebrook | Assigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. | ||
Other Marriage |
Married Mary Lou Sasser. | ||
Other Flight training |
Luke Field, Phoenix, AZ | Completed his flight training, awarded wings and commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. Luke Field Phoenix, Arizona. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/