Ernest A Matthews
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 14250 - Hilgay War Memorial, Norfolk
Killed in Action (KIA) 30 March 1945
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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
![452nd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses (on left: 'E', serial number 44-6816) drop bombs on their target below. On reverse: Passed By US Army Examiner [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414350.jpg.webp?itok=nbRKXmd0)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Memorial
- Known as: Stalland Road, Norfolk
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
30 March 1945 | Killed when B17 44-6816 was caught in the propwash of another aircraft and was torn apart in the air. | |
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Born |
Connecticut | ||
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Buried |
Plot B Row 7 Grave 4 |
Revisions
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Sources
http://eastangliamemorials.blogspot.co.uk/
American Battle Monuments Commission
Missing Planes of the 452nd Bomb Group, Edward Hinrichs, 3rd ed. ©2004
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Sources
ABMC / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
