David V Flores

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-36111.png UPL 36111 Professional military portrait of S/Sgt. David Flores.
Nuthampstead Airfield Museum collection

398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum. Museum object reference number: NAM040-9

Object Number - UPL 36111 - Professional military portrait of S/Sgt. David Flores.

Died 24 December 1944. Accident details in Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier written by Leonard Streifeld

He is buried at the American Cemetery in Madingley Cambridgeshire



Air Medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Here's Hopin
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

24 December 1944

Revisions

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Details and Photo from the Daughter of John Contento

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398th web site of KIAs and Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

David V Flores: Gallery (5 items)