Gene W Minton
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Prop wash accident 24 May 1944 in B-17 #42=102494. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-417102
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-748467
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pilot Point, TX, USA | 6 March 1919 | Born in Pilot Point, Collin County, Texas. Family then moved to Brownsville, Cameron County, Tx. |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 24 May 1944 | Prop wash accident 24 May 1944 in B-17 #42-102494. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). Body was found washed ashore in Germany. Is now buried at the Ardennes American Cemetery near Liege, Belgium. |
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5249