Donald C Parrish
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 31464
Remembrance plaque to the airmen killed when B-17 42-97578 crash landed on 24 March 1944.
Shared with the American Air Museum by Yelden resident, Jim Timkey.
B-17G #42-97578 stalled after take off for a flight to Deenethorpe and crashed into a barracks on 24 Mar 1944. 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
24 March 1944 | ||
Buried |
Michigan |
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Sources
Combat Chronology, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia