Andrew N Clancy
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 16419
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![Seen through a 433rd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress' strike camera, a 816th Bomb Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5786) nicknamed "Whizzer II" goes down over Nis in Yugoslavia on the 15th of April 1944 in a gout of flame after taking a direct flak hit. There were no survivors. Official caption on image: "(483BG:4M3:2VI) (4:15:1208) (24:21300) ([south-west arrow] 140 [degrees]) (Nis M/Y Yugo) (Ship 111 816 Sq)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '15/4/44. 483BG, 15AF. Nis, Yugoslavia. 42-5786](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-457805.jpg.webp?itok=YT0rrjph)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 840th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37668840
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Assistant Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 840th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
13 September 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Louisville, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten | 30 November 1950 | Group burial at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky |
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Born |
Revisions
ContributorA. van Erp
ChangesCreated entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role and events
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