Fernand Robinson DuHadway

Military
UPL 72484 UPL 72484 A bomber crew of the 447th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress at Rattlesden, February 1944.

Standing L-R:
Lt Irving Danzig
Lt Ellis B. Colvin
Lt Clarence Aaberg
Lt Thomas F. Moriarty
S/Sgt Richard Pitt
Kneeling L-R:
Sgt W.F. Powell
Sgt C. Lamb
Sgt F. DuHadway
Sgt G.S. Foster
S/Sgt W.D. Ernest

Cropped from image media-6572.jpeg (media id 8525)
Timothy Motz, from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056; identifications from 447bg.com

Object Number - UPL 72484 - A bomber crew of the 447th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress at Rattlesden, February 1944. Standing L-R: Lt Irving Danzig Lt Ellis B....

Bailed out before B-17G #42-37855 'Mr Terrific' crashed N of Tonbridge, Kent upon returning from the target of Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944. RTD.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Clarence Arnold Aaberg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-802686
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Ellis B Colvin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Irving Danzig

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Gilbert S Foster

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Thomas F Moriarty

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-37855

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mr Terrific
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fort William, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada 6 April 1924

Died

Dearborn, MI, USA 8 September 2013

Buried/ Commemorated

Flat Rock, Wayne County, Michigan, USA 11 September 2013 Michigan Memorial Park

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Added an association to the A/C #42-37855 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Updated Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 119197933.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119197933/fernand-robinson-duhadway

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Copied the "Summary biography" and an association from 711th BS from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=duhadway&GSbyrel=…;

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Fernand DuHadway military records

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Fernand DuHadway notes

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Source: Renee DuHadway Cords

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945

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