Calvin T Ballard
Military ROLL OF HONOURCaptain Calvin Ballard served as Nose Turret Gunner on board B-24 #42-100315 "Quivering Box" of 446th Bomb Group / 705th Bomb Squadron on the 21 July 1944 mission to Munich, Germany. The Liberator was hit by Flak on return from the mission and Calvin remained stuck in the nose turret. Its doors were jammed and he went down with the plane which exploded and hit the ground. Killed In Action (KIA)
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34185329
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-817328
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16077659 and O-741175
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14161707
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32479033
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Quivering Box
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, United States | 19 March 1941 | in the Air Corps as an Aviation Cadet |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
near Tholen, The Netherlands | 21 July 1944 | Locked in the nose turret, doors jammed, he couldn't get out and went down with B-24 "Quivering Box" # 42-100315. |
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Born |
Texas, United States | ||
| Austin, Texas, United States | |||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Initially buried elsewhere in the Netherlands, his remains were brought to Margraten after the war. He rests there at Plot H, Row 14, Grave 18. |