Aram J Nahabedian

Military

On 9th mission, lost three engines by flak in IP area and ditched in channel on 7/20/44 in B-17 #42-102683. Crew members not injured and were rescued by British 26 hours later. On 22 August 1944 while flying as formation observer on Group Lead ship, he was forced to bail out after take-off when smoke bomb ignited in bomb bay. Completed 35 missions, flew 22 of them as copilot and 13 as pilot. Flew from 29 June 1944 to 29 January 1945.



AM w/5Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC, EAME w/4 Battle Stars,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Michigan 27 March 1925

Died

13 June 1990

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

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

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR  (no #), First Over Germany pg. 262-3 & 266,