Asa North Duncan
Military
Object Number - UPL 16506 - Brigadier General Asa North Duncan, the first commander of the 8th Air Force, was KIA 17 November 1942, when he was aboard a B-17, 42-2969, which...
En route to Maison Blanche, via Gibraltar on 17 November 1942, with Clark Garber, Co-pilot: Josh Kaplan, Navigator: John Roysden, Bombardier: Les Birleson*, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Welcome Talbot, Radio Operator: Paul Padgett, Ball turret gunner: Roger Arent, Waist gunner: Lilburn Haddox, Waist gunner: Arthur Spell, pass-Brigadier General Asa North Duncan (8AF HQ, Chief of Staff, Major John Knox* (341BS CO) (11 Killed in Service); engine fire, aircraft crashed Bay of Biscay; (*only bodies recovered). Missing Air Crew Report 15097.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters Squadron (VIII Bomber Command) Headquarters (Eighth Air Force) United States Army Forces in the British Isles
- Service Numbers: O-7478
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
- Role/Job: Commanding General, 8th Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Leighton, AL 35646, USA | 30 March 1892 | |
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Other Commissioned |
27 September 1916 | ||
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Other Killed in Service |
17 November 1942 |
Revisions
http://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WWI…
BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE 1942-1945
