Frederick League Black

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 848BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. Attached to 850BS. Member of Schultz crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Plauen 21-Mar-45; mid air collision with Me262, explosion sheared of tail. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13556



Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron 850th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13144366 / O-829084
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron

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Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Plauen, Germany 21 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Plauen 21-Mar-45; mid air collision with Me262, explosion sheared of tail. KIA MACR 13556

Born

Kansas City, Kansas

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Leige, Belgium Plot A Row 36 Grave 25

Based

Cheddington 21 March 1945 Assigned to 848BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13556, 490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel