Gerald Royce Haywood Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAttacked by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 29 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-39965 crashed NE of Wolfsburg, GR after some of the crew baled out. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA | 9 March 1921 | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 29 March 1944 | |
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Updated Born and KIA events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56358661.
Updated middle name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56358661.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56358661/gerald-royce-haywood
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3482, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces