Ernest Taylor

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Killed when out of control B-17 crashed into barracks. Died non Battle (DNB)



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-102937

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ready Freddie
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mississippi 24 August 1919

Enlisted

Camp Shelby, MS 29 November 1941 Camp Shelby, Mississippi

Died

Duxford, UK 19 July 1944 Killed when out of control B-17 crashed into barracks. Died non Battle (DNB)

Buried

20 July 1944 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery

Buried

Memphis National Cemetery Memphis, Shelby County, TN 9 March 1948 Re-Interred Memphis National Cemetery Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

Based

Duxford 19 July 1944 Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3171928/ernest-taylor

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Sources

Combat Sup & 78th FG book / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster on page 136 in 'Eagles of Duxford' book by Fry