Eldred Wright Baskin
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed at Chartres in B-17 42-97879.
Awards: PH.
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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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Carroll, Georgia | 27 April 1920 | Born Carroll, Georgia |
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Enlisted |
Fort McPherson, Georgia | 11 April 1942 | Enlisted Fort McPherson Atlanta Georgia |
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Died |
1 August 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia | 2 March 1950 | Interred Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7807 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database