Golden B Hill
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 33918
From the original picture, annotated on the back by my father
From the original picture, annotated by my father.
Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Brockhoefe in B-17 Down N' Go #42102394
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-817187
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Down N Go
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
24 August 1944 | ||
Born |
Berlin, New Hampshire, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 24 August 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorcfinney
Changes
Sources
Article about Golden Hill written by Merle Olmstead from my father's records.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8202 / MACR 8202, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2373 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database