David Taylor Bacot

Military

Attacked by fighters enroute to the target at Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G 42-31163 'A Good and Happy Ship' fell out of formation and landed at Rinkaby airfield, Sweden. Interned.

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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

42-31163

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: A Good And Happy Ship
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Interned

Germany 6 March 1944

Died

22 November 1963

Born

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 3083;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145601156/david-taylor-bacot

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3083 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html