Dewey Essary
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 71890 - Essary
B-17G #42-38044 'Spirit of '44' crashed at Aschenbehl Berg after the tail broke off after being attacked by fighters on a mission to Klein Mahnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
6 March 1944 | ||
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Born |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA | ||
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Buried |
Memorialized at the Walls of the Missing at Margraten | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3026 / MACR 3026, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
