David L Blue

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21149.jpeg UPL 21149 David Blue - Chariton, 388th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21149 - David Blue - Chariton, 388th BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) 9 November 1944 in B-17 44-8302



AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-8302

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Vagabond Lady
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chariton, Iowa, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 9 November 1944

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Sources

ABMC MACR 10351 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10351 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 21149 - David Blue - Chariton, 388th BG, KIA