Dick L Sparman
MilitaryShot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-5225 'Stormy Weather' or 'V-Packette'. Killed in Action (KIA).
Earlier on 30 July 1943 on target to Kassel, turned back at Dutch coast due to BD. Landed B-17 #42-30157 'Hell's Belle' safely back at base.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 17 August 1943 | |
Born |
Hamilton, Montana |
Revisions
Copied the "Middle initial/name" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
Changed the label for a POW event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per info in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added an association to the A/C #42-5225 listed in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 280, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 212, 237