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Delivered Hunter 9/8/44; Midland 12/8/44; Grenier 19/9/44; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham, then 862BS/493BG Debach 23/9/44; transferred 836BS/487BG [2G-M] Lavenham 20/2/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 10/7/45; Independence 12/7/45; with Vince Pace in taxi accident with parked 44-6446 Independence Fd, KS 16/12/45;RFC Kingman 7/1/46.

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People

Benjamin Franklin Averitt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38553283
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log