Adrian S Bacon
Military
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.
Object Number - UPL 23656 - Wallace Blackwell's Crew. Back row: (L-R) Cpl. Adrian Bacon-Togglier, Sgt. Charles Simons-Tail Gunner, 2nd Lt. Isadore Cassuto-Navigator, 2nd Lt. Roy...
Adrian S Bacon served first as a waist gunner and then as a togglier with the 398th Bomb Group. On 8 August his aircraft, B-17 42-97394, was hit by flak. The tail was shot off and the aircraft crashed near Falaise, France. The aircraft landed within friendly lines and Bacon was rescued and returned to duty.
One of the crew didn't survive. Sergeant Charles Simons, the tail gunner, was blown out of the tail and was killed.
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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
- Nicknames: Kentucky Colonel
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Returned to Duty (RTD) |
14700 Falaise, France | 8 August 1944 | |
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Other Wounded in Action (WIA) |
10 November 1944 | Hit in the face by a piece of flak. Received Purple Heart. | |
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Born |
Americus, Georgia |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
MACR 8065 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8065
398th History, Vol II
