Earl Byron Knight
MilitaryAssigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Survived crash on return from Bremen in B-24 427647 13-Nov-43; Crashed into trees a mile east of base. Returned to Duty (RTD)
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Los Angeles, CA | 23 October 1918 | Son of Mrs Loyd L Fischer. |
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Enlisted |
Sacramento, CA | 14 October 1941 | |
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Other Survived crash off base |
1 mile E of Shipdham, UK | 13 November 1943 | Survived crash on return from Bremen in B-24 427647 13-Nov-43; Crashed into trees a mile east of base. Returned to Duty (RTD) |
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Died |
25 November 1957 | ||
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Buried |
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA | Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, CA Plot T, 1542 | |
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Based |
Shipdham | Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 371