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Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 27 September 1944 in B-24 #42-50324 'Eileen'.



AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-50324

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Eileen
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

27 September 1944

Born

Hawthorne, California, USA

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, L 3 3

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 27 September 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Birsic, MACR 9388, ABMC, 2AD Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9388 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database