Douglas R Venable Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 45996
2nd Lt. Douglas R Venable
From scan of photo given to me by Capt. William Whitson pilot of 42-29673 JJ-S Old Bill
Hit and killed by flak that came into the cabin. 20 mm shells from FW190 came through window, shot away plexiglass nose of B-17F 42-29673 'Old Bill' Killed in Action (KIA) May 15, 1943
Awards: SS, AM, PH.
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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
- Nicknames: Old Bill
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron 422nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Texas, USA | 30 December 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Benning, GA 31905, USA | 19 June 1942 | Fort Benning Georgia |
Died |
15 May 1943 | Hit and killed by flak that came into the cabin. 20 mm shells from FW190 came through window, shot away plexiglass nose of B-17F 42-29673 'Old Bill' Killed in Action (KIA) May 15, 1943. | |
Buried |
16 May 1943 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial. | |
Walker County, GA, USA | |||
Buried |
4161 Macon Rd, Columbus, GA 31907, USA | Re-Interred Parkhill Cemetery Columbus Muscogee County Georgia, USA | |
Based |
Chelveston | Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 122-3, NARA