Fred E Mincks Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21837.jpeg UPL 21837 Fred Mincks - Chariton, 446th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21837 - Fred Mincks - Chariton, 446th BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Amrum Island in B-24 Happy Go Lucky 42-52772

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-52772

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

25 August 1944

Born

Chariton, Iowa

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 8474 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8474

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Object number: UPL 21837 - Fred Mincks - Chariton, 446th BG, KIA