David Stanley Fike

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-13412.jpeg UPL 13412 Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.

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Object Number - UPL 13412 - Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.

Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-24 #4129423 'The Fan Dancer. ' Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-687576
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Fan Dancer
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Castle, PA, USA 27 August 1921

Enlisted

Pittsburgh, PA, USA 29 March 1942

Died

near Steinhuder Meer, 31515 Wunstorf, Germany 11 April 1944

Buried

Jefferson Barracks, Lemay Township, MO 63125, USA 3 April 1951 Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay St. Louis County Missouri, USA Plot: SECTION 84 SITE 21-23
Corapolis, Pennsylvania Montour St. Ext

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3797

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