Donald C Byers
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Uncle was KIA on 24 Aug 1944 flying on his first mission. Aircraft was shot-down and his parachute failed to deploy.
Object Number - UPL 5321 - (Photo courtesy of Donald A. Byers, Nephew)
Shot down by fighters and crashed at Dreilingen in B-17 #42-97344 'Carrie B II', Killed in Action (KIA).
Air Medal and Purple Heart
Connections
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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: Carrie B II
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
24 August 1944 | ||
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Born |
Indianapolis, IN, USA | ||
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Buried |
New Albany Cemetery section G plot 54, originally buried in Belgium | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 24 August 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
401BG unit records (AFHRA, Maxwell AFB)
613BS unit records (AFHRA, Maxwell AFB)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8203 / MACR 8203, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1882 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
