Douglas C Banks
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Curtis Field Flight 43-I Yearbook
Object Number - UPL 28572 - Curtis Field Flight 43-I Yearbook
Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-31985 'Devil's Aces', Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-671549
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Devil's Aces
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Toronto, Canada | 24 April 1918 | Born Toronto, Canada |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Lostau, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA) Lostau, Germany |
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial St Avold, France | 1 January 1946 | Re-interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial St Avold, France |
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Buried |
Rosedale Cemetery Montclair, New Jersey | 1 January 1948 | Memorialised Rosedale Cemetery Montclair, New Jersey |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157468764/douglas-c-banks
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56652445/douglas-c-banks
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5258 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
