Duane Gardner Ward
Military
Rear L-R: Garland Whitlock, Duane Ward, Herman Scheibman, Thomas Kelly.
Front L-R: Stanley Pomicter, Raymond Gremillion, Frank Boyle, Edward Harwat, William Popovich .
Object Number - UPL 51086 - "Lt. Whitlock and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 17 August...
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Whitlock crew. 26 missions completed by 1-Nov-44. ETD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15072040 / O-816622
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Bronson, MI | 8 January 1924 | Son of Howard Ward. |
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Enlisted |
East Lansing, MI | 8 December 1942 | East Lansing, Michigan |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
25 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Eureka Springs, AR | 19 September 2005 | |
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Buried |
IOOF Cemetery Eureka Springs, Carroll County, AR | 22 September 2005 | IOOF Cemetery Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas |
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Buried |
Bronson Cemetery Bronson, Branch County, MI | Memorialised Bronson Cemetery Bronson, Branch County, Michigan | |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/43641656/duane-g-ward-social-security-deat…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84429773/duane-g-ward-wwii-army-enlistment…
https://www.fold3.com/record/620747664/duane-ward-1924-veterans-affairs…
https://www.fold3.com/record/715086625/ward-duane-g-us-veterans-gravesi…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32445237/duane-g.-ward
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167666578/duane-gardner-ward
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-wxyz.html#W